Space

Neowise seen from the International Space Station © NASA

Neowise An increasingly rare opportunity to spot a comet with the naked eye

Why can’t we fly planes into space? © Getty Images

Why can’t we fly planes into space?

Astronomy for beginners: How to stargaze at home © Getty Images

Astronomy for beginners How do I start stargazing at home?

Can you fire a gun in space? © Getty Images

Can you fire a gun in space?

How can I see Jupiter and Saturn this week? © Getty Images

Astronomy for beginners How can I see Jupiter and Saturn this week?

What’s the tallest mountain in the Solar System? © Getty Images

What’s the tallest mountain in the Solar System?

Solar system. Artwork of the eight planets orbiting the Sun (upper centre), as seen from the orbit of Saturn (lower left). The orbits of the planets are shown as blue lines. Distances and sizes are not to scale. In their order from the Sun, the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (the small, rocky inner planets), Jupiter (centre right), Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (the outer gas giant planets). The latter two are at upper left. In August 2006, Pluto (not shown) became a Dwarf planet. The asteroid belt (between Mars and Jupiter) is also seen, and the Milky Way galaxy is in the background.

The Solar System How do we know how it formed?

Neutron stars locked in 'fiercely tight' orbit could explain Universe's biggest mysteries © William Gonzalez/Andy Torres/Arecibo Observatory/University of Central Florida

Neutron stars locked in ‘fiercely tight’ orbit could explain Universe’s biggest mysteries

Black holes: how did we discover these 'dark stars'? © Getty Images

Black holes What are they and how did we discover them?

Jupiter-like exoplanet orbits its star in only 18 hours © University of Warwick/Mark Garlick/PA

Naked gas giant offers first ever glimpse of a planetary core

An artist's impression of the WASP-148 planetary system © Institut d astrophysique de Paris/Dr Mark A Garlick

Giant exoplanets found to orbit star in ‘gravitational dance’

Conspiracies and FBI secrets: Why we love UFOs © Getty Images

Conspiracies and FBI secrets Why we love UFOs

How do I find the Summer Triangle this month? © Getty Images

How do I find the Summer Triangle this month?

Mars 2020: NASA delays Perseverance rover launch again © NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars 2020 NASA delays Perseverance rover launch again

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