Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Yes the Moon is rusting, and it's all Earth's fault. But there's still a missing piece of the puzzle.
When Carl met Patrick. Sagan and Moore discussed the search for alien life 50 years ago, with remarkable foresight
The legendary meeting of Carl Sagan and Patrick Moore.
Move over Saturn. Jupiter also has rings, but they may have been hampered by the planet's colossal moons
Facts about and images of Jupiter's rings.
What is a supernova? A complete guide to exploding stars and how astronomers observe them
What is a supernova? We explore what the Universe’s most sudden – and violent – events can tell us.
Eye On The Sky | Chandra X-ray images reveal the beauty of the cosmos
A set of newly-released images show incredible astronomical phenomena in light invisible to the naked eye.
Astronomy explained | What is a nebula?
Majestic and mysterious, nebulae are some of the most beautiful deep-sky objects to be found in the night’s sky. But what are these space clouds? And how are they created?
A vision of the fate that awaits our Sun, the Helix or 'Eye Of God' Nebula is both beautiful and terrifying
The Helix Nebula offers a glimpse into the fate of our own Solar System in 5 billion years' time.
29 of the scariest things in space
Take our tour of terror through the cosmos.
A brief history of aurora science
Paul Sutherland tracks the study of the phenomenon known as the aurora.
NASA satellite images India's Luna crater, which studies show is a 6,900-year-old meteorite impact
1.8km-wide crater could be a meteorite impact that occurred 6,900 years ago.
Happy birthday Hubble! Legendary space telescope captures a cosmic cloud known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula
Hubble captured the cosmic outflow of a dying star known as the Little Dumbbell.
The Maharaja's masterpiece! Secrets of Jantar Mantar, the enormous stone observatories of northern India
Khursheed Dinshaw reveals the secrets of the enormous stone observatories of northern India.
How do stars shine? Get ready for a physics primer as we explore how light gets from distant stars to our retinas
How many of us have wondered this seemingly basic question? Read on to discover the physics behind starlight.
Earth didn't always have a Moon! So how old is it? Recently-opened Apollo samples reveal the Moon's age
How old is the Moon and how do scientists know?
What is quantum immortality and does it really mean that we all live forever, theoretically speaking?
Quantum immortality, quantum suicide, many worlds and Schrödinger’s Cat, and how they relate to mind-boggling theoretical physics.
Astronomers have found the oldest-ever ‘dead’ galaxy, which stopped making stars shortly after the Big Bang
Is there anyone out there? Will new technology help us finally make contact with extra-terrestrials?
21 coolest things in space
Our pick of some of the coolest things in space that we know of.
Could a spinning spacecraft generate artificial gravity?
We've seen it happen in science fiction, but could artificial gravity actually be generated for future space travellers?
NASA confirms it's sending its Dragonfly drone-like spacecraft to Saturn's moon Titan
Saturn's largest moon is an Earth-like world that likely has conditions suitable for supporting life. A new NASA spacecraft will spend almost three years studying its surface.
NASA's Juno spacecraft see 'glass-smooth' lake of cooling lava on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
Astronomeow! Why cats are the best companions for stargazers and astronomers
Astronomy writer Jon Powell weighs up which is better as a stargazing companion: cats or dogs?
Astrophotographer captures Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks' meeting with the Moon, Jupiter and Uranus
A conjunction of Pons-Brooks, the Moon, Jupiter and Uranus.