Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
There's a weird 'floating spoon' on Mars. This is where it came from and what the image really shows
A scientific dive into the formation on Mars that looks like a floating spoon
Interview | What happened during the first seconds of the Universe?
We spoke to astrophysicist and Fermilab scientist Professor Dan Hooper, to find out what we currently know about the first moments after the birth of the Universe.
Scientists think they've worked out why anything exists at all. Is this the answer to the oldest problem in the Universe?
Is a single particle the reason why anything exists?
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This stunning cappuccino swirl is Mars's lopsided south pole, as seen by a spacecraft in orbit around the planet
European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft captures an image of Mars's south pole that looks like a cappuccino or chocolate ice cream
Does the Universe have an edge?
What is outside the Universe? Does such a question even make sense?
There’s something wrong with our understanding of the Universe and how much it's expanded since the Big Bang
JWST confirms ‘Hubble tension’ isn’t down to observational error.
Scientists have discovered six planets in perfect balance
Planets around star HD110067 are in what’s known as an 'orbital resonance'.
They've done it. Scientists have found a green star. Here's the science behind the new discovery and the technicolour cosmos
Astronomers have discovered that white dwarf stars can glow a variety of different colours, including the first known star that glows green
'I found the biggest ever haul of organics on Mars.' Meet the scientist at the centre of the search for life on the Red Planet
Dr Amy Williams and her team discovered the largest collection of organic compounds on Mars in a sample collected by the Curiosity rover
'I’m very optimistic there's life out there.' This scientist says the search for alien life is only getting started
How scientists are searching for signs of alien technology across the Galaxy
Climate change is slowing Earth's spin and making the days longer, NASA-funded study shows
NASA-funded study says melting ice and depleting groundwater is causing a shift in mass that's slowing Earth's spin and making days longer
This is a real image of a huge 'super Jupiter' exoplanet near Earth, and it's one of the coldest ever seen
Epsilon Indi Ab is a super Jupiter exoplanet 12 lightyears from Earth and was directly imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2024.
Our galaxy could be filled with rogue planets wandering through space. This powerful spacecraft is tracking them down
It’s thought our Galaxy is filled with wandering worlds, untethered to any star. ESA’s Euclid telescope is now tracking down these roaming rogue planets.
This black hole is firing out a jet that's smashing into a massive object in space – and astronomers don't know what it is
A strange V-shape feature caused by the jet from the supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxy Centaurus A hitting an unknown object
Psychedelic Saturn! What's going on with these pop art images of the ringed planet?
Colourful Saturn images show real data captured by Hubble
If this type of planet existed in our Solar System, Earth would be in serious danger
Imagine if the planet Jupiter orbited much closer to the Sun. What effect would a so-called hot Jupiter have on our Solar System?
You can study black holes in your kitchen sink. This book on gravity wants to change the way we think about the most fundamental force
A guide through the mind-bending physics of gravity with science writer James Riordan
A spacecraft has detected evidence of water ice at Mars's equator
Ice isn't only found at Mars's poles. If confirmed, this new discovery would show water ice is much more abundant on the Red Planet.
Elon Musk wants to colonise Mars – but is it actually possible? Here's what an astrophysicist thinks
Elon Musk wants to colonise Mars and make it fit for humans. But could we – and should we – colonise Mars? We asked an astrophysicist.
Our ancestors saw this weird object in the sky nearly 1,000 years ago. Now one of our most powerful telescopes just got a brand new look at it
The Gemini North telescope has captured a detailed image of Pa 30, the remnant of a supernova seen in in the sky in the year 1181
Alien world captured in James Webb Space Telescope image is one of the strangest ever seen
James Webb Space Telescope image of 14 Herculis c, a planet orbiting a star 60 lightyears away that's one of the strangest ever seen
That's no moon. It's a spinning supermassive 'Death Star' black hole shooting powerful beams across the Universe
Death Star black holes are so-called because rotate and firing their beams at different targets, like the Star Wars space station
Scientists have detected a strange signal that took 10 billion years to reach Earth. It has come from deep space near the dawn of time
What is the strange signal that originated when the Universe was just 3 billion years old?
The building blocks of life on Earth have been found around distant stars that are similar to our Solar System
Discovery suggests raw ingredients for life are common in the dusty discs out of which planets are born.
