Space and astronomy news in brief
Brief, 1-minute reads giving you the latest, quick news in astronomy, space science and spaceflight
Saturn’s moon Titan may hold the building blocks of alien life in its methane lakes and rivers
Study suggests that life’s chemical precursors could arise in non-water environments
The cosmic explosion that wouldn't quit. Strange signal from deep space baffles astronomers
A real-life Tatooine? Astronomers discover trio of planets in rare double-sun system
Get the key facts on this story with our quick, 1-minute read Star system: astronomers have discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting a binary star system known as TOI-2267 Close proximity: the system is located 190 lightyears from Earth, which is considered relatively nearby in astronomical terms Binary nature: the two stars in the system are cool and orbit each other at a distance just eight times the distance between Earth and the Sun Record breakers: this discovery represents the coldest and most compact pair of stars known to host planets Transit first: the study marks the first time planets have
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Scientists witness star destroyed in a way they've never seen before
The Milky Way's Mexican wave: Astronomers capture giant galaxy ripple frozen in time
Thanks to Earth, the Moon may be slowly rusting, and it gets worse around full Moon
NASA detects potential signatures of life hidden in Mars rocks
The Universe’s biggest explosions since the Big Bang – and we just discovered them
There may be a vanishing gas giant in the habitable zone around our nearest Sun-like star
Scientists say a shower of space rocks orbiting Earth could be chunks of the Moon
This Jupiter‑size exoplanet is shrinking rapidly as it's blasted by radiation from its host star
Astronomers may finally have found a companion star orbiting the red giant on Orion's shoulder
Our Sun’s magnetic field is twice as strong as we thought. We may need to rethink our space weather forecasts
‘Ammonite' rare fossil-like object found on the edge of the Solar System
Boom baby! Astronomers spot rare baby black hole forming between colliding galaxies
Webb spots its first alien world, a Saturn-sized planet shaping a nearby star system
Do we now understand how a young world shapes the stars and systems around them?
Einstein’s theory brought to life: see a distant galaxy warped into a cosmic ring
Webb and Hubble have captured Einstein's vision. Here’s how...
The Andromeda Galaxy: our closest galactic companion revealed in a whole new light
A multi-telescope masterpiece reveals the Andromeda Galaxy’s hidden beauty
How Webb’s cosmic 'pancake' discovery is changing what we know about our galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope is peeling back the layers of galactic history - one cosmic pancake at a time.
