Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
This is the largest 3D map of the Universe ever made
A five-year survey by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has made the largest 3D map of the Universe ever created
What's this strange, dark cloud moving across the surface of Mars? Scientists say it's grown over five decades
A strange dark material is moving across the Red Planet
Astronomy explained | What's a blue Moon?
What is a blue Moon and when is the next one? Find out what the term means and the astronomical definition in our blue Moon guide.
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Dark matter is invisible, but it's the most common stuff in the Universe. These scientists just made a detailed map of it
The James Webb Space Telescope has enabled scientists to produce a detailed dark matter map
We're getting a blue Moon in May 2026. Here's how to see the extra full Moon this year
A guide to the May 2026 blue Moon.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS spewed 70 swimming pools of water every day as it flew past the Sun
Water was escaping at an enormous rate as the interstellar comet flew close to the Sun
I'm going to put a hotel on the Moon, and I plan to do it by 2032. Here's how
Bored of the beach? Sick of city breaks? Step this way. Space entrepreneur Skyler Chan explains how he’ll build a holiday destination on the Moon by 2030
Scientists thought there was a black hole at the centre of our Galaxy. It turns out it may be something even stranger
Could the 'black hole' at the centre of our Galaxy actually be dark matter?
Astronomy explained | Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?
Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?
Dark side of the Moon? There's no such thing. Here's why
Why the phrase 'dark side of the Moon' doesn't really make sense
What's on the far side of the Moon?
What's on the lunar far side, and how do astronomers know?
We're all made of stardust – and this student just created some in her lab
Researcher makes a simulated star nursery to produce the building blocks of life
Saturn's strange moon may have formed from a huge collision – and could explain the origin of the planet's rings
The same crash built Saturn’s iconic rings, say researchers
This exploding star was spotted doing something weird. Now scientists think it might have solved a key cosmic theory
New evidence proves these magnetic monsters are the secret engines behind the Universe’s biggest explosions
Aliens may be rare because coal is rare. Scientists say fossil fuels may be vital for technological civilisations to emerge
Is technology on alien worlds reliant on fossil fuels?
You'll never see a straight rainbow on Earth. Here's the science behind the curved beams of light in our sky
Why rainbows are always curved
This is the biggest moon in the Solar System. It's huge, it's weird, and we've learned some pretty interesting stuff about it in the past 400 years
Facts about Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede
Eye On The Sky | Cassini infrared Enceladus images reveal moon's geologic activity
Newly-released images of Saturn's moon Enceladus show geologic activity, revealing the icy world to be a dynamic body.
This cosmic crab is all that's left of an explosion seen by ancient stargazers. Hubble is giving today's astronomers a view like never before
A new view of the most famous supernova remnant in the night sky
'We want to know how we got here'. Scientists trace the 12-billion-year history of a distant galaxy for the first time ever
By comparing the Milky Way to galaxies like NGC 1365, astronomers say they can determine whether our galaxy’s formation was typical or unique.
Teleporting across the Solar System? These are the most horrific places near Earth you could re-materialise
We take a tour of some of the places you should avoid visiting in Earth’s planetary neighbourhood
If we ever build a Project Hail Mary spaceship, these are the worlds we should visit to find alien life and save Earth
Scientists pinpoint nearly 50 planets where we're most likely to find life
We may have been wrong about why Mars is red this whole time, and the answer relates to life beyond Earth
New study reveals an alternate reason as to why the Red Planet is red
This is how high you would be able to jump on other planets
A guide to gravity and jumping across the Solar System.
