Space

Black hole M87 in polarized light

A closer look at the edge of a black hole

Mars Landing © Getty

Why it’s critical the first crew on Mars contains a woman, according to former astronaut Dr Kathy Sullivan

Prof Avi Loeb on what 'Oumuamua tells us about the problem with modern physics © ESO/M Kornmesser

Podcast Prof Avi Loeb on what 'Oumuamua tells us about the problem with modern physics

How do we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy? © Getty Images

How do we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy?

Do all spiral galaxies have black holes at their centre? © Getty Images

What is a white hole?

The International Space Station

New strains of bacteria found on the International Space Station

Ghost stars: The radical theory that could solve the mystery of dark matter © Maciej Rebisz

Ghost stars The radical theory that could solve the mystery of dark matter

This year's largest near-Earth asteroid to pass by on Sunday © NASA/JPL-Caltech

This year’s largest near-Earth asteroid to pass by on Sunday

A visualisation of two black holes merging © Caltech/R Hurt (IPAC)

The cracks in cosmology Why our Universe doesn't add up

Hubble spots new atmosphere forming on Earth-like exoplanet ©NASA, ESA, and R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech)

Hubble spots new atmosphere forming on Earth-like exoplanet

UK scientists recover pieces of rare meteorite that fell from fireball © Trustees of the Natural History Museum

UK scientists recover pieces of unique meteorite that fell from fireball

How to spot the Orion nebula © Getty Images

How to spot the Orion nebula

Astronomers discover most distant source of radio emission known to date

Astronomers discover most distant source of radio emission known to date

The six numbers that define the entire Universe © Getty Images

The six numbers that define the entire Universe

Scientists pinpoint where on the Sun hazardous solar particles come from © NASA/GSFC/SDO

Scientists pinpoint where on the Sun hazardous solar particles come from