Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Webb sees impossible black holes. Scientists may have an answer
Light can't escape their grasp, so how do scientists study black holes? We asked a theoretical physicist to find out
How do you study an object so dense that not even light can escape its gravitational pull?
This is what would happen if you fell into a black hole
If you fell into a black hole, could you survive? What would happen, and what would you see?
Why can't we feel Earth spinning?
Why astronomers study cataclysmic explosions
Donut Earth
Large Magellanic Cloud collision with the Milky Way
How did Mars lose its water? Study traces atoms escaping into space to look back 4 billion years
Strange cosmic light show as black holes 40 million times as massive as the Sun churn up gas at the centre of a galaxy
What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?
If Earth's spin gradually slowed down, it would have a profound impact on technology, weather and life itself.
How fast does the Earth spin? It's a question that's not as simple to answer as you might think
Voyager 2 discoveries at Uranus's magnetosphere
What could dark matter be? Five key theories
Black hole LID-568 consuming matter at an impossible rate
Olympus Mons, largest volcano in the Solar System
One of the sky's brightest stars has no visible planets around it. Its surrounding disk is "ridiculously smooth."
What Earth looks like from other planets
Webb is seeing black holes that are much bigger than expected. Could the answer be dark matter?
5 questions about the biggest stars in the cosmos
Four supermoons are visible in 2024. Find out when the next one is and how to see it.
What does the term 'supermoon' mean, when is the next one and are they really bigger than a regular full Moon?
What are Green Pea galaxies?
What might Green Pea Galaxies reveal about the Milky Way's distant past?