Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
This strange butterfly-shaped cloud in space is what our Sun may look like in 5 billion years
The latest images of insterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Snap! Jupiter spacecraft captures brand new image of 3I/ATLAS. Here's why it's got scientists excited
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Time runs faster on Mars. Here's why that could cause huge problems for future space missions
Tonight the Moon is closer to Earth than at any other time. Here's why it happens
Webb Telescope sees strange dust spirals produced by a pair of rare stars, and gives astronomers a surprise
Scientist says he may have detected dark matter, the invisible cosmic glue that no-one has ever seen
We've finally got NASA's Mars images of comet 3I/ATLAS, and they're some of the closest views yet
There could be hidden liquid oceans on the moons of Uranus
Uranus's magnetic field could help future missions peer beneath the icy surface of its moons.
Could a spinning spacecraft generate artificial gravity? Here's what the science says
We've seen it happen in science fiction, but could artificial gravity actually be generated for future space travellers?
Alien life may be able to create its own habitable havens on hostile worlds, says scientist
There's an equation that calculates the chances of life existing beyond Earth. Here's what it says
In 1961 American scientist Frank Drake came up with a formula for predicting how many alien civilisations could be in our Galaxy.
Confused about black holes? Get the key facts in our beginner's guide
What is a black hole made of? Is there anything on the other side? How do we know they exist?
Astronomy explained | What is an exoplanet?
Discover the science behind planets orbiting distant stars beyond the Solar System with our guide to exoplanets, and how astronomers detect them.
What is light? This simple question opens up a world of amazing science, vital to our understanding of the Universe
What is light, what are the different types of light and how does light behave? A history of discoveries has led us to see more clearly.
NASA's Mars spacecraft has got us a step closer to discovering what comet 3I/ATLAS is really made of
55 Cancri b? There's method in the madness! How and why astronomers name alien worlds
A world in the Whirlpool - how a team of astronomers found evidence of an exoplanet beyond our galaxy
The first ever exoplanet to be detected beyond the Milky Way could be located in the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51.
Why we have nothing to fear from alien races
In this archive article, Patrick Moore explains why we shouldn't fear making contact with civilisations beyond our Solar System.
Have astronomers finally found the true cause of the Wow! signal?
Why extra-terrestrial life might not seem so 'alien' after all
Could we ever conceive of what an alien species might be like? It may not be so hard, since there are universal laws that constrain evolution.
This dying star is forming a strange spider structure, and Webb is giving scientists a brand new view
New views of 3I/ATLAS show the comet behind the Sun. NASA's solar missions spy the interstellar visitor
