Astronomy
Astronomy has had some massive breakthroughs recently, from the first ever picture of a black hole to the detection of gravitational waves. More and more exoplanets are being discovered all the time, and those we have found are being studied for signs of life. Current telescopes, such as the Very Large Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope are already performing amazing feats, looking deep into the Universe. Only time will tell what discoveries the future's telescopes, like the Extremely Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, will bring.
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151 random fun facts that will blow your mind
Our collection of the best interesting trivia covers animals, biology, geography, space and much more
We've just found the Universe's darkest galaxy – and it could solve one of the last, great mysteries in science
An almost invisible galaxy could crack open one of the biggest questions in cosmology
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Have we ever intercepted anything from aliens?
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Weird signals keep reaching Earth from across the Galaxy – and we may finally have the key to reading them
A mysterious "stellar Rosetta Stone" may crack a code that's puzzled scientists for years
I went inside the fake Moon base where astronauts prepare for real lunar missions
Our writer was lucky enough to step inside a project that recreates the lunar surface in as much detail as possible
The Universe is a hologram: Why Stephen Hawking's boldest theory could be right
Prof Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator explains emerging evidence supporting the cosmologist’s final thoughts on time
Two supermassive black holes are now heading for a Universe-shaking collision
In a galaxy far, far away, two black holes are locked in a battle to the death
An ancient Maya ‘codex’ keeps predicting future events with eerie accuracy
The Maya civilisation is known for its art and architecture. But as we decipher their surviving cultural relics, we’re discovering Maya astronomy was even more advanced than we had imagined
The search for the Universe's first stars just got a lot stranger
They shaped the Universe, yet the first stars ever born continue to evade the searches of astronomers like Dr Emma Chapman
Our Solar System has a wall. And NASA is about to reveal its true shape
NASA’s newly launched IMAP mission is set to tell us more about the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space than ever before
The 10 'impossible' planets breaking the laws of the Universe
With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible
Why is Mars red?
For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered why Mars has a reddish hue
Why the Moon's far side is now the prize every country wants
There’s only one place to go if we want to catch sight of the cosmic dawn
These ‘impossible’ galaxies are breaking the Universe as we know it
It appears infant galaxies were much bigger babies than astronomers bargained for
Could someone across the cosmos pick up old radio programmes?
Could our earliest radio broadcasts have been heard by alien worlds? Researchers suggest the waves have travelled over 100 light-years by now
Orionids meteor shower peak tonight: How to see a shooting star from Halley’s Comet
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What's the strangest satellite in space?
There are likely over 12,000 artificial objects in orbit around Earth, including some very strange satellites you might not expect to be there
Meet the team tasked with saving Earth from world-ending asteroids
When asteroids come tearing towards Earth, we rely on ESA's planetary defence team to save us from disaster
Meteor shower tonight: How to see the stunning Perseids 2025 shooting stars
Meteor showers are a great opportunity to admire the night sky
What is the ekpyrotic Universe theory?
What if there was no beginning of time?
Why does Mars have such a weird shape?
It might have something to do with a missing, ancient moon named Nerio
Quantum science is humanity's next giant leap. Here's what that means for planet Earth
Quantum physics is really confusing, but scientists are finally beginning to make some sense of it all
Strange signals are reaching us from a dead galaxy. Here's what we know...
New discoveries are shaking up what little we thought we knew about fast radio bursts
