Space
Our place in the Universe is but the tiniest speck on the map of all known matter. We're out there, floating around in the big, wide mystery that is space.
Everest-sized ‘Devil comet’ tonight: How to see the once-in-a-lifetime 2024 event
The 'unused building block of the Solar System' is hurtling towards the Sun, leaving behind a trail of dust and gas. If you’re lucky, you might just catch a glimpse.
The Universe is a hologram: Stephen Hawking's final theory, explained by his closest collaborator
On the sixth anniversary of Stephen Hawking's death, close friend and colleague Thomas Hertog unpacks the trailblazing physicist's thoughts on the Big Bang's origins.
A city on Mars: Have we really thought this through?
A Mars base might be filled with some annoying housemates, but that doesn't mean we can't aspire to setting up a permanent settlement there.
Spring equinox 2024: What and when is it?
Time to shrug off the winter cobwebs and finally start venturing outside again.
How a solar eclipse revealed the warping of spacetime and opened a new window into the Universe
Since its effects were proven more than a century ago, scientists have used gravitational lensing to uncover many of the Universe's mysteries.
Comet tonight: How to see the March 2024 celestial event
You should be able to spot the comet through a pair of binoculars. Here's everything you need to know about C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS, including how you (yes, you) can help astronomers.
Groundbreaking study could reveal secrets of how planets are born
The discovery could reveal in greater detail where another planet like Earth is forming.
The science of Dune | Could we terraform Mars?
Dune is set on a desert planet in a distant star system, where science has enabled humans to live and breathe. Could we use the same technology to terraform Mars?
This bizarre quantum theory could finally explain how our Universe began
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the 'inflation field'.
This hidden ice base is mining the Antarctic for ghostly cosmic particles
Neutrinos are everywhere, yet they’re almost impossible to detect. Now, some of these ghostly particles have been picked up coming from the Milky Way for the first time.
The 4 biggest questions about alien life, answered by an astrobiologist
Scientists are becoming increasingly optimistic that extraterrestrial life is out there. Could we finally be on the brink of finding it?
Snow Moon 2024: How to see the last full Moon of winter
February’s full Snow Moon marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Here's how you can see it.
5 very very strange objects aboard the US Moon probe landing today
The US is preparing for its first return to the Moon in 50 years. But there are some things you might not expect on the IM-1 mission.
Moon illusion tonight: How to see the stunning 'lunar shadows'
Top tips for observing tricks of the light on the Moon throughout the end of February and March.
CERN’s new 91km long ‘atom-smasher’ could soon reveal how our Universe will end
Plans for a new underground ‘atom-smasher’ sound ambitious, but they could be the key to unlocking the true nature of the Higgs Boson and, ultimately, our Universe.
Five ‘near-miss’ asteroids, including one ‘city-killer’, to approach Earth today
An asteroid potentially the length of 30 London buses will whizz past Earth today while you're having your Valentine's brunch. And it’s only one of five asteroids making a close approach today.
New Moon 2024: When is the next new Moon?
New Moons mark the start of each lunar cycle – here’s everything you need to know about the most secretive of Moon phases and the start of the lunar new year.
Black hole unbalances entire galaxy with massive tantrum
The XMM-Newton space observatory has spotted a black hole going full toddler.
Top 10 largest stars in the Universe
Meet the cosmic beasts hundreds of times bigger than our own Sun.
How scientists are tackling the biggest problems of returning humans to the Moon
Here’s how scientists test the next generation of lunar equipment without leaving Earth.
Why is January's full Moon called the Wolf Moon?
It's also called the Moon After Yule, Ice Moon and Old Moon. Here's why the January full Moon is widely known as the Wolf Moon.
Wolf Moon 2024 tonight: How to see January's full Moon
It’s the first full Moon of the New Year - here's everything you need to know about the Wolf Moon in 2024, including the best time to see it.
Comets 2024: The 6 brightest to see this year
Comets are unpredictable celestial visitors and there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding forecasted magnitude. However, there are six comets in 2024 that we're keeping a close eye on - here's what we know so far.
Earth is being bombarded by mysterious bursts of intergalactic radio waves. And it has scientists puzzled
Fast radio bursts originating from beyond the galaxy were first detected almost 20 years ago.