City killers’ and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?
Asteroids are chunks of rock left over from the formation of our Solar System.
Approximately half a billion asteroids with sizes greater than four metres in...
Graphene could be a game changing material in space
Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material.
Undeniably, it has astounding properties – stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper,...
This bronze age arrowhead was made out of a meteorite
It’s sometimes hard to remember that meteorites have been hitting our planets for millions of years.
And some of them are made of valuable materials...
Two stars orbiting each other so closely they could fit inside the sun
Astronomers have discovered a pair of star-like objects orbiting each other extremely quickly, with an entire ‘year’ lasting just 1.9 Earth hours.
Catchily named ZTF...
How gas streamers feed triple baby stars, according to this study
New data reveals that three spiral arms of gas play a significant role in supplying material to three protostars forming in a trinary system,...
China’s surprising plan to hunt for water on the Moon
China has some cool plans for the moon! They have revealed how their moon probe, named Chang'e-7, is going to look for water-ice near...
Scientists discover our Sun’s surprising secret
Scientists find the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun.
Imagine finding out that our sun, the big glowing ball in the sky we've known...
Are we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens
The House subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs met in July 2023 to discuss affairs so foreign that they may not...
Scientists discover unusual ‘warm Jupiter’ orbiting low-mass star
An international group of researchers has made a surprising discovery: a Jupiter-sized planet called TOI-4860 b orbiting a small star in the Corvus constellation.
The...
Researchers observe the highest-energy light coming from the sun
An international team of researchers has reported the detection of the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun, according to a study published in...