Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
This asteroid is as big as a basketball court and it's about to skim past Earth, even closer than the Moon
What we know about 2026 JH2 and its close-approach to our planet
There's a huge wave rippling through our Galaxy, and scientists have no idea what's causing it
Scientists don't know what's causing this a ripple in our Galaxy, but it could point to a chaotic history
Meet the ghost particle: invisible, weightless and trillions of them pass through your body every second
This mystery ghost particle could hold the key to the origin of all the matter in the Universe
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6,000 alien worlds are scattered across the plane of our Galaxy in this brand new NASA image
The glowing plane of our Milky Way and nearly 6,000 distant worlds
Between the stars of our Galaxy, light is bent by chaotic turbulence the size of our Solar System. Scientists have just seen it for the first time
What lies in the space between stars? Astronomers have taken one step closer to finding out
Frank Drake – the scientist who took the hunt for aliens from the fringes and began a real-life search among the stars
Drake’s work transformed the hunt for alien civilisations from a fringe interest into a legitimate field of scientific inquiry
What is Area 51 and what really goes on there?
Area 51 is most known for it's inclusion in alien conspiracy theories. But what actually is Area 51 and what really goes on there?
Things commonly mistaken for UFOs
Think you've seen a UFO in the sky? Consider the following possibilities...
A US historian looked at the history of UFO sightings. This is what he found.
Why are we so obsessed with UFOs? A history of flying saucers and why they continue to fascinate us
A history of UFO sightings and the origins of the flying saucer craze
This weird moon looks like mouldy pizza and is covered in active volcanoes. Meet Io, Jupiter's chaotic satellite
Io is a moon around Jupiter covered in active volcanoes. We've taken a look at what makes this Jovian satellite so special.
Scientists have found a completely new type of planet. And it absolutely stinks
Exoplanet L 98-59 d is a molten, sulphur-rich world with a vast global magma ocean, that likely reeks of rotten eggs
There's an enormous, invisible sheet of strange stuff surrounding our entire Galaxy
A vast, flat dark-matter structure surrounding the Milky Way could explain the motion of nearby galaxies
These are the 5 ways scientists think the Universe could end
From the Big Freeze to the Big Rip, the Big Crunch and Vacuum Decay, these are the most likely ways science says the Universe will end
This tiny red dot may have solved the mystery of strange signals in deep space, at the dawn of the Universe
The discovery of the mysterious X-ray dot known as 3DHST-AEGIS-12014, what scientists think it could be and how it relates to black holes.
“We were truly astonished” – Astronomers say Earth formed from the same material as Mars
Study says Earth's composition is similar to that of Vesta and Mars
Astronauts on the Space Station fed meteorites to a fungus. What happened next could revolutionise spaceflight
An experiment on the International Space Station has shown bacteria and fungi can harvest valuable elements from space rocks.
Scientists have discovered six planets in perfect balance
Planets around star HD110067 are in what’s known as an 'orbital resonance'.
15 of the weirdest, strangest planets in the Universe
Facts about the strangest, most unusual and downright cool exoplanets astronomers have discovered over the past few decades.
The 5 most expensive meteorites ever found on Earth
Sought after by collectors and scientists alike for their rarity, meteorites hold a key to revealing the unimaginably distant past of the Solar System
This nearby planet is like Earth, it could be habitable... And we very nearly missed it
A forgotten signal found by citizen scientists could be a habitable Earth-like planet. Here’s how astronomers tracked it down
This is one of the biggest stars in the Universe. Scientists say it looks like it's about to explode
WOH G64’s extreme transition offers a rare opportunity to witness stellar transformations in real time.
Mars will tear its own moon apart. Now scientists think it could be sooner – and more destructive – than expected
New modelling suggests the Martian moon Phobos’s demise could be earlier – and much more dramatic – than expected
Sombrero-shaped galaxy stuns in new image – captured by the camera tasked with solving the biggest mystery in the Universe
The Dark Energy Camera's image of Messier 104, the edge-on galaxy known as the Sombrero Galaxy.
