Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
This creepy 'statue' that looks like a robed figure on Mars gives us the chills. Here's what's really going on
The 'robed statue of a female figure' on Mars was spotted by the Spirit rover on the Red Planet in 2007
Just hours before impact – this week a hi-tech telescope spotted an asteroid, then watched it hit Earth
Tiny asteroid 2026 RW1 was detected just hours before it entered Earth's atmosphere
This is the first ever close-up image of Earth’s ‘mini moon’. We could soon have samples back on Earth
Chinese probe takes a picture of the ‘quasi-satellite’ Kamoʻoalewa near Earth
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Are we the aliens? Earth could be sending life to Venus, say scientists
Study examines whether microbes might survive the journey between Earth and Venus
Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought
Dust-cloud ‘light echoes’ allowed astronomers to pinpoint the distances to our Galaxy’s spiral arms
We’ll soon see the flash when two alien planets collide – and it'll dramatically transform our understanding of the Universe
The glowing aftermath of giant impacts
may reveal how rocky worlds take shape
Hubble observes mysterious spokes in Saturn's rings
The mystery of the features seen in Saturn's icy rings deepens.
New technology is helping us look for alien intelligence in distant galaxies
A SETI study looking for narrowband signals with a radio telescope is the most sensitive search for intelligence beyond our own Galaxy.
Something weird's going on at Saturn. Hubble has spotted a 10-sided geometric formation in the planet's clouds
The Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a view of a 10-sided decagon feature in the clouds at Saturn's south pole.
Why do we keep putting dark matter detectors deep underground?
A sensitive question: why dark matter detectors have to live deep beneath mountains
What if we never find dark matter? Why the hunt for the invisible universe is testing the limits of known physics
The dark matter hunt is testing the limits of known physics. What happens if it fails?
A strange, dark object is warping the Universe. Scientists still don’t know what it is
The lowest-mass dark object ever found in the Universe, discovered by using a global network of humanity's most powerful telescopes.
We've spent billions searching for dark matter and still haven't found it. Why are scientists obsessed with finding something they can't see?
If dark matter is invisible and can't be detected, why are scientists spending so much time and money searching for it?
Dark matter | 8 questions answered
Questions about dark matter, including what it is, what it does, how we know it's there and how scientists look for it
Have we finally found dark matter? A single blip deep underground just got physicists very excited...
A mile underground, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment is hunting for dark matter
Is time travel really possible? This is what the science says
Can we only travel forward in time, or is the reverse at least theoretically possible?
They say we're made of star stuff, but where does star stuff come from?
How did everything come from the deaths of stars?
We may be about to see an asteroid-mining gold rush. But here's why it could be a very bad idea
We examine the scramble to harvest metals from asteroids – and why we should think twice about it
Twelve of the weirdest things we've ever seen on Mars. The eerie open door will give you chills!
The strangest sights captured on the Red Planet over the years and what they really are
Our Solar System is trying to kill us. Four catastrophic ways Earth could eventually be obliterated
Our Solar System is constantly changing and evolving. Jane Green looks at the big upheavals and threats that lie in store for our planetary neighbourhood in the aeons ahead
Earth is in the minority. There may be more 'starship' planets wandering space than planets orbiting suns – and they could have life
There are a staggering number of planets wandering the Galaxy, not tied to any star
Want to see a star in close-up? Astronomers have produced one of the most detailed images of Betelgeuse we've ever seen
Observations of Betelgeuse by the ALMA observatory in 2023 reveal a strange, bumpy atmosphere and a persistent hotspot on the star's surface
This week's lunar eclipse proves Earth isn't flat
The shadow of Earth during lunar eclipses proves that Earth isn't a flat disc, but is instead a round, spherical object
Webb Telescope has used a spacetime-warping gravity trick to find new stars never seen before
The James Webb Space Telescope used gravitational lensing to make an incredible discovery in the distant Universe
