Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Star FU Orionis extreme change in brightness
From shooting stars to cosmic rays and even gravity. This is how space affects Earth and life on our planet
How sailors used the stars to navigate at sea
Is this a googly eye in space? No, it's a solar eclipse on Mars captured by one of NASA's rovers
Guitar Nebula
Webb Telescope captures spectacular view of hat-shaped galaxy. But where is its glowing core?
Astronomers have captured the first ever close-up image of a star beyond our Galaxy
Nanorods could terraform Mars
Nadir crater
The planet that survived being ripped apart by its star
Where did Mars's atmosphere go?
Webb sees impossible black holes. Scientists may have an answer
Light can't escape their grasp, so how do scientists study black holes? We asked a theoretical physicist to find out
How do you study an object so dense that not even light can escape its gravitational pull?
This is what would happen if you fell into a black hole
If you fell into a black hole, could you survive? What would happen, and what would you see?
Why can't we feel Earth spinning?
Why astronomers study cataclysmic explosions
Donut Earth
Large Magellanic Cloud collision with the Milky Way
How did Mars lose its water? Study traces atoms escaping into space to look back 4 billion years
Strange cosmic light show as black holes 40 million times as massive as the Sun churn up gas at the centre of a galaxy
What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?
If Earth's spin gradually slowed down, it would have a profound impact on technology, weather and life itself.