In cosmic voids where the density of galaxies is far lower than standard, astronomers have observed weak magnetic fields that...
Invisible structures generated by gravitational interactions in the Solar System have created a “space superhighway” network, astronomers have discovered. These...
A mere two weeks after the National Science Foundation declared it would close the Arecibo single-dish radio telescope – once...
Invisible structures generated by gravitational interactions in the Solar System have created a “space superhighway” network, astronomers have discovered. These...
We already had a bit of an inkling that our nearest stellar neighbour might be an inhospitable place. In 2017,...
WASP-12b is one of the more interesting exoplanets we know of. Orbiting a yellow dwarf star a little bigger than...
Astronomers have been using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) in Chile as a sort of baby monitor, keeping their eye...
If intelligent aliens visit the Earth, it would be one of the most profound events in human history. Surveys show...
The Voyager probes left our Solar System years ago, yet even as they travel through interstellar space, they are still...
The most accurate three-dimensional map yet of the Milky Way is revealing our galaxy’s secrets. Peering deep into the anticentre...
Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon might have formed out of a giant collision between the...
In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting objects she’d found while browsing our new radio...
