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Comet 3I/ATLAS was born in a region of the Galaxy vastly different from our Solar System, billions of years ago
Study shows 3I/ATLAS formed somewhere colder and with lower levels of radiation
Breakthrough in the search for life on Mars. NASA rover finds wealth of organic molecules, some of which have never been detected on the Red Planet
Another step towards confirming whether Mars ever hosted life
Tonight's your best chance of seeing a shooting star this spring. Get our top tips for viewing the Lyrid meteor shower
A beginner's guide to making the best of the Lyrid meteor shower peak
The Flower Moon is coming. But this next full Moon isn't the only one we'll get in May 2026
Catch the full Moon in May and you will have seen a 'Flower Moon'.
NASA has already rolled out the rocket for Artemis III. Now we're counting down for the 2027 mission
NASA says the Artemis III rocket core stage left Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, 20 April 2026 for shipment to Kennedy Space Center
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Spring's best meteor shower peaks tonight. Astronomer reveals all you need to know to see a shooting star
An astronomer reveals his top tips for seeing a Lyrid
NASA shuts off another Voyager science instrument to save power. The spacecraft is now 15 billion miles from Earth
NASA shuts off Voyager 1's Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, which has been operating since Voyager 1 launched in 1977
This is the comet everyone wants to see at the moment. One photographer captured it shedding its tail
José J. Chambó captured this image of Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) on 12 April 2026, a week before perihelion.
This asteroid will skim by Earth and be visible with the naked eye. And scientists have calculated whether it will hit us
Asteroid (99942) Apophis will pass by Earth on 13 April 2029 and should be visible in the night sky to the naked eye
See Venus meet the crescent Moon and Uranus this weekend
Beautiful conjunctions of Venus, Uranus, the Moon and the Pleiades
Space and astronomy news in brief
Brief, 1-minute reads giving you the latest, quick news in astronomy, space science and spaceflight
Saturn’s moon Titan may hold the building blocks of alien life in its methane lakes and rivers
Study suggests that life’s chemical precursors could arise in non-water environments
The cosmic explosion that wouldn't quit. Strange signal from deep space baffles astronomers
A real-life Tatooine? Astronomers discover trio of planets in rare double-sun system
Get the key facts on this story with our quick, 1-minute read Star system: astronomers have discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting a binary star system known as TOI-2267 Close proximity: the system is located 190 lightyears from Earth, which is considered relatively nearby in astronomical terms Binary nature: the two stars in the system are cool and orbit each other at a distance just eight times the distance between Earth and the Sun Record breakers: this discovery represents the coldest and most compact pair of stars known to host planets Transit first: the study marks the first time planets have
