Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
What does an astrobiologist do?
Webb can peer billions of lightyears into space, but can never look at Earth, Venus or Mercury. Here's why
Webb's study of galactic pancakes is unlocking the history of our own Milky Way
Astronomy explained | The Planets
A guide to the planets of the Solar System, their order in distance from the Sun, and facts about the rocky terrestrial worlds and the gas giants.
Andromeda Galaxy in multiple wavelengths
Roswell UFO incident facts and history
Did a UFO really crash-land in Roswell, New Mexico? What are the facts behind ufology's most famous case?
A guide to the planets | Mercury
Mercury is the smallest of the planets in our Solar System and the closest to the Sun.
Think this is a single galaxy? Think again. It's a strange quirk of spacetime predicted by Einstein
Webb may have found its first exoplanet. Saturn-mass world seen sculpting the region around nearby star
New US quarter coin honours astronomer whose work radically transformed our understanding of the Universe
Young Jupiter was twice as big as it is today
Yes, astronomers have captured real photos of alien worlds in deep space. Here are some of the best
'Abnormal, chaotic, strange' alien world captured in new James Webb Space Telescope image
If we're looking for life beyond Earth, NASA scientist says these are the best places to look in our Solar System
"We’re witnessing a fascinating period in a galaxy’s life". Euclid mission finds treasure trove of dwarf galaxies
Dalton atomic theory
When T Coronae Borealis the Blaze Star ignites, it could become as bright as the North Star
VLT image of the Sculptor Galaxy
Vera C Rubin Observatory is online | First images from the world’s largest digital camera
First images from the world’s largest digital camera, housed in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, give a taste of what to expect from its upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky.
Are most of the stars we see already dead?
UK astrophysicist Alastair Gunn tackles a common myth in space science
Astronomy explained | The Zeta Reticuli double star
A guide to the Zeta Reticuli star system, facts about the binary pair, and how the stars became involved in one of the most popular UFO tales of recent decades.