Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Scientists discover a new way to destroy a star, unlike anything they’ve ever seen before
Astronomers discover new way of destroying a star. The discovery follows studyies of a powerful blast from space known as a gamma ray burst.
Breakthrough at comet 3I/ATLAS. Scientists say they can pin down what the interstellar comet's birthplace was like
New observations with the Very Large Telescope reveal the secrets of the comet's birthplace
The Milky Way has been forged by collisions with other galaxies. So why does it keep forgetting them?
New research shows how rapidly the Milky Way erases traces of collisions
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Multiple universes? Here's why our own Universe doesn't need one to exist (and why they're like invisible dragons)
The idea there are many universes seems to solve our most stubborn cosmic mysteries. But it’s no substitute for hard evidence
Who is Avi Loeb? Trump's lead UFO researcher talks alien life and what would happen if we find we're not alone
Astronomer Avi Loeb gives his thoughts on the prospect of finding signs of intelligent life beyond our Solar System.
Earth could be sitting in the centre of a giant cosmic void, say scientists
For the theory to hold, Earth would need to lie near the centre of a void around a billion lightyears in radius
What Earth looks like from other planets
Views of planet Earth as seen from the other worlds of the Solar System
Ancient texts described a strange object in the sky. Astronomers have just worked out what it was
A 'new star' in an ancient, 12th century poem could be a reference to a supernova that appeared in 1181
You're looking at 60 million stars. This is the crispest view of our Galaxy's core ever made in visible light – and it could help us discover countless alien worlds
An image of the bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy showing over 60 million stars, as seen by the Euclid space telescope
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is nearly as old as the Universe itself – is this the final nail in the coffin for the alien conspiracy?
Rather than being an alien craft, 3I/ATLAS likely formed 12 billion years ago at a key moment in the early Universe
Aliens could detect our airports. Scientists say radar signals could reveal our presence across the Galaxy
Planet Earth could be giving out its own signals, which could in turn be detected by distant astronomers on an alien planet
Scientists have detected strange radio signals beaming out from the heart of our Galaxy
What are the weird radio waves detected in deep space, and how can astronomers hope to solve this Milky Way mystery?
An enormous explosion has occurred in deep space – and scientists caught it within minutes of the detonation
A 'game-changer' for observations of gamma-ray bursts
Does the Moon look orange tonight? No, you're not seeing things! This is what causes it
What causes the Moon to appear a red, rusty colour?
Space elevators could one day exist, transporting us off-Earth with the push of a button. Here's how they would work
We look at the science behind building an elevator to take us into space
"People think science is about the truth. It's not" – Why everything we know about the Universe could be mere guesswork
Are space science, cosmology and astronomy just guesswork?
"It’s very exciting." An astronomer has seen light from just after the birth of the Universe. Now he's sharing it with the world
Astronomer Hidde Jense helped capture the earliest light in the Universe in unprecedented detail. We spoke to him about what this groundbreaking observation reveals
The planet that lost its crown. 28 amazing facts about Pluto, the icy world on the edge of the Solar System
Facts about Pluto, the dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
Scientists thought they knew what's lurking at the centre of our Galaxy. But they may have been completely wrong this whole time
Could the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy be dark matter instead?
"It might look like we started a space war, but we didn’t." Astronomers fire lasers at distant cosmic cloud, all in the name of science
ESO image shows lasers shooting into the sky as astronomers target Tarantula Nebula with one of the world’s most advanced telescope systems
A body on the edge of our Solar System has an atmosphere – and scientists still aren't sure how that's possible
The object lies in the Kuiper Belt and is 500km wide. And astronomers found an atmosphere round it.
The Pink Planet is so weird, astronomers struggle to define it. And they've just found it's covered in salty clouds
Pink Planet GJ504b orbits a Sun-like star 57 lightyears from Earth
The Ancient Egyptians loved this rare gem – scientists just found it in a cracked meteorite that fell from Mars
Astronomers analysing a piece of a Martian meteorite have found garnet, a gem that could reveal the secrets of Mars's past
Strange signals are flickering in brightness in a nearby galaxy. The answer is cosmically explosive
Astronomers have observed supernova remnants changing in brightness over time
