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Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Is Earth in danger if Betelgeuse goes supernova?
Red giant star Betelgeuse could go supernova soon. Are we in danger? The late Patrick Moore weighs up the risk in this archive article.
Major breakthrough. Astronomers have found sugar in clouds between stars for the first time, hinting the ingredients for life formed in deep space
Researchers detected the sugar erythrulose in the molecular cloud G+0.693−0.027 near the centre of the Milky Way.
Schumann resonances explained
Schumann resonances are resonant frequencies of the Earth-ionosphere cavity, and represent standing electronic waves encircling our planet.
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Search for life on Mars takes major leap forward. Scientists detect longest organic molecules on planet to date
Scientists make discovery analysing rock pulverised for study by Curiosity rover. Largest organic compounds found on the Red Planet to date.
Evidence of Planet 9 in IRAS and AKARI surveys
Planet 9 is the hypothetical ninth planet in our Solar System. Has it finally been found?
'I believe the Galaxy is teeming with life'. If you long for the discovery of alien biology, this scientist has good news for you
A review of Cloudy With A Chance of Starships by Seven Rasmussen and a Q&A in which the the author talks about the search for alien life.
Ever seen the creepy 'doorway' on Mars? We took a closer look at the image. Here's what's really going on
There's a strange feature on Mars that looks like a doorway into a cave
If the Universe is filled with stars, why is the night sky dark?
Olbers' paradox says, if the Universe is infinite and filled with stars, why isn't the night sky as bright as the Sun
There's an enormous black hole pointing its jet at Earth – and scientists only found it because of a strange flash in deep space
Hidden away behind vast clouds of dust, IRAS 18293-0941 is a binary system with a black hole orbiting a massive, hot star
Mercury is shrinking faster than expected. Here's how the planet has pulled the wool over our eyes for over 50 years
The closest planet to the Sun is shrinking at an alarming rate
'Black dust covered my bed' – the day alien science smashed through a New Jersey roof
Scientists analysing the space rock have found it contains life-supporting chemistry
Earth's magnetic poles may be about to flip again. Here's how it could affect our climate
Solar radiation at the equator surges when Earth’s magnetic field reverses.
A huge chunk of our sky has been 'missing', unable to be seen. Here's the genius science behind how humanity got its sky back
Dust from our own Galaxy has blocked a key region from view, but infrared astronomy is solving the mystery.
Isaac Newton: life and discoveries of the great British scientist
A look at the life of one of history’s most famous astronomers
NASA satellite video shows an enormous volcano spewing out lava – from space
Timelapse video captured by a satellite and released by NASA shows lava spreading out from Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano
We think of comets as harbingers of destruction. But it turns out they may be the reason life on Earth exists at all
Scientific research has strengthened theories that the ingredients for life could have been brought to Earth by comets.
Saturn's frozen moon could host alien life, say scientists
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus would theoretically be able to host some forms of microbial life, according to a scientific study
Will black holes eventually consume everything in the Universe?
Black holes have a reputation for being cosmic vacuum cleaners. Does that mean they'll eventually eat all matter?
29 of the scariest things in space
Take our tour of terror through the cosmos.
Radio signals detected from a planet beyond our Solar System. Landmark discovery could help us search for habitable worlds
Radio signals detected at a planet beyond our Solar System
There's an enormous void of nothingness in our Universe. And scientists found it by accident
The Boötes void spans an area 330 million lightyears across but contains very few galaxies, making it the largest void in the known Universe.
Could a spinning spacecraft generate artificial gravity? Here's what the science says
We've seen it happen in science fiction, but could artificial gravity actually be generated for future space travellers?
These are the Hubble Space Telescope's most spectacular images of our Solar System
The Hubble Space Telescope's best images of the planets and other celestial bodies of our Solar System
Bright centres of galaxies powered by black holes devouring space – and they're the nearly as old as the Universe itself
Massively old and distant discoveries may challenge our understanding of the young Universe
