How to make asteroid landings safer
Landing safely on an asteroid is no mean feat. Despite several recent successes, there have also been notable failures – most famously, the Philae...
NASA spots a baby giant: The most distant black hole ever seen
In the far reaches of space, NASA's telescopes have spotted something extraordinary.
They've found a black hole so far away, it gives us a glimpse...
Oops. Astronauts lost a tool bag during a spacewalk!
I know for a fact it’s one of the most annoying things that can happen.
I’ve done it lots; whether that be out at night...
Scientists unveil how earth’s outer layer influences severe space storms
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Japan's Nagoya University and the University of New Hampshire in the USA have discovered a key role played...
Civilizations could use gravitational lenses to transmit power from star to star
In 1916, famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his Theory of General Relativity, a geometric theory for how gravity alters...
NASA’s TESS finds eight more super-earths
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered most of the confirmed exoplanets that we know of.
But its successor, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), is catching up.
New...
Black holes feed faster than we thought, shows study
There's a big shake-up happening in the world of space science.
A group of smart folks at Northwestern University, backed by the U.S. National Science...
NASA’s space telescope spots a sizzling solar system with seven planets
NASA's Kepler space telescope may be retired, but it's still a gift that keeps on giving!
Scientists looking at old Kepler data have found an...
Buzzing wearable gadget could help astronauts find their way in space
Imagine floating in space where up and down don’t mean much, and the usual ways we tell left from right don’t work.
This can be...
Old data from Kepler turns up a system with seven planets
NASA’s Kepler mission ended in 2018 after more than nine years of fruitful planet-hunting. The space telescope discovered thousands of planets, many of which...