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We thought the Universe was the same everywhere. But it turns out it could be much stranger than we'd imagined
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (625+ words) We assume the Universe looks broadly the same no matter where you are or which way you look. A study is throwing that assumption into doubt. When scientists say that the Universe is isotropic, it means that on the largest…...
Astronomers looked back in time and found a monster 5,000 times bigger than our Galaxy. And it's packed full of dark matter
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (962+ words) Astronomers have found an enormous proto-supercluster 5,000 times bigger than our Galaxy Astronomers have peered back into the early Universe to a time shortly after the Big Bang and discovered an enormous, gargantuan cosmic structure taking shape. Located in a region…...
10 billion km in 3 minutes! Epic video captures a spacecraft's 8-year odyssey to planet Mercury
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (338+ words) The European Space Agency released a video showing BepiColombo's view as it travelled across the Solar System After nearly eight years navigating the inner Solar System, the BepiColombo mission has released incredible footage showing the spacecraft's voyage through the inner…...
Science says we're not special. But here's why that could be wrong??? and why we should be thankful we've not been swallowed by the Sun
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (587+ words) Analysis of 79 ‘solar twins’ suggests we’re different – but not special We’re not special. If astronomy has taught us anything over the last few centuries, it’s this: rather than being the centre of the Universe, we live on a perfectly everyday…...
"We had a visitor from a distant corner of our Galaxy" Scientist reveals why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was so special??? and why we'll find many more very soon
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1892+ words) Interview with astronomer Cyrielle Opitom who co-led a study of comet 3I/ATLAS using the Very Large Telescope Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is one of the biggest stories in space science in recent years. From the moment of its discovery in July…...
This creepy 'statue' that looks like a robed figure on Mars gives us the chills. Here's what's really going on
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1148+ words) The 'robed statue of a female figure' on Mars was spotted by the Spirit rover on the Red Planet in 2007 Of all the strange, creepy visions captured throughout humanity's exploration of the Universe, one of the most hair-raising has to…...
Just hours before impact??? this week a hi-tech telescope spotted an asteroid, then watched it hit Earth
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (461+ words) Planetary defence scientists caught an asteroid smashing into Earth off the coast of Australia this week – and only had a 6-hour warning that it would impact. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, automated tracking telescopes at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, USA picked…...
Are we the aliens? Earth could be sending life to Venus, say scientists
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (317+ words) Study examines whether microbes might survive the journey between Earth and Venus A study suggests that microscopic life blasted off Earth by asteroid impacts could have reached Venus’s atmosphere over billions of years – raising the possibility that any life in…...
One of the world's darkest paints makes everything look like a black hole??? and it could save our night sky
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (224+ words) Will a new paint job stop satellites ruining ground-based astronomy? A new study of one of the world’s darkest coatings suggests it could dramatically reduce the impact of satellites on astronomy. Researchers at the University of Surrey found that the…...
The case for life on Mars just got stronger. A NASA rover has found extensive organic carbon in ancient river rocks
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (426+ words) NASA's Perseverance rover’s discovery of widespread complex carbon on Mars adds fresh clues to the hunt for past life Scientists have confirmed one of the most extensive detections yet of complex organic carbon on Mars, found in mudstones in an…...