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KILLER UNIVERSE
RELATIVELY SAFE IN OUR PROTECTIVE BUBBLE, SOME FORCES COULD END LIFE ON EARTH FOREVER. IS THE COSMOS OUT TO GET US?
HOW MANY STARS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?
WITH A FLEET OF: MISSIONS SCOURING THE COSMOS, WILL IT EVER BE POSSIBLE TO COME TO AN ESTIMATE?
PLANET PROFILE: URANUS
The ice giant that's shrouded in mystery has fascinated explorers for decades
HOW DID EARTH GET ITS WATER?
Moon rocks suggest that the water might have been here all along
FEDOR ŠIMKOVIC: BILLIONS OF THEM PASS-THROUGH US EVERY SECOND
The nuclear physicist and ESET Science Award laureate reveals what tantalising information neutrinos can tell us about the cosmos
GREATEST SPACE MYSTERIES
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, ACCORDING TO ASTROPHYSICISTS, PLANETARY SCIENTISTS AND ASTRONOMERS
DISTANT TARGET ANALYSIS
When it comes to protecting Earth from impacts, it's crucial to know what asteroids are made of. NASA is working on a device to find out
DID MARS' DEEP INTERIOR CAUSE A LOSS OF ITS ATMOSPHERE?
A new study gives insight into how the Red Planet's magnetic field faded away
CANON 10x42L IS WP BINOCULAR
An outstanding choice for super-steady stargazing thanks to fabulous image stabilisation, a waterproof design and large objective lenses
PENTAGON LAUNCHES NEW UFO OFFICE
A new office in the Pentagon will investigate sightings of unidentified flying objects – but longtime extraterrestrial enthusiasts are sceptical
NASA ASTRONAUT VICTOR GLOVER “BEING IN SPACE IS LIKE LIVING A DREAM”
Serving as a pilot on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, the astronaut reveals the most scary thought that’s entered his head, his thoughts on spacewalking and returning to Earth during a pandemic
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE : WHAT DISTURBED A DISTANT STAR SYSTEM?
Astronomers are a step closer to understanding how our Solar System formed, all thanks to a chance encounter
HOW TO SPOT THE INTERNATIONAL
The International Space Station can be seen from Earth; You just need to know where and when to look
GALAXY PROFILE THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
This nearby dwarf galaxy is a satellite in orbit around our own
FINDING AND DEFINING EXOMOONS
As our catalogue of exoplanets grows, the hunt is on for moons around distant worlds
COMPLETE GUIDE TO NASA
IT’S AN ORGANISATION KNOWN THE WORLD OVER, WITH ITS AMBITIOUS GOALS INSPIRING OTHERS TO DREAM OF TRAVELLING AMONG THE STARS. HERE’S YOUR DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF NASA
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SATURN
With its moon system, rings of dust and ice and occasionally tempestuous atmosphere, there’s more to this gas giant than meets the eye
COLD, DAMP MARS MAY HAVE HOSTED AN ANCIENT OCEAN
Northern parts of the Red Planet could have supported bodies of liquid 3 billion years ago
WHAT IS DARK MATTER MADE OF?
The phenomena may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe
MILLIONAIRE MOON TOURISM
Fancy a trip around the Moon? That’s what Space Adventures is offering to anyone able to afford the multimillion-dollar price tag
GOING BACK TO THE MOON
This year, NASA will take the first step in returning astronauts to the lunar surface
GENERAL RELATIVITY PASSES ITS TOUGHEST TEST YET
The theory, which Albert Einstein published in 1915, remains undefeated
WHAT IS A LIGHT YEAR?
How we measure vast distances across the universe
THE BIG BANG THEORY
It’s our best model of how the universe works, but where did it come from?
MATT ONDLER: 'WE WILL SEE IDEAS AND PRODUCTS WE CAN'T IMAGINE TODAY'
Axiom Space’s chief technology officer Matt Ondler on life after the International Space Station
ERUPTION SEEN ON ALIEN STAR FOR FIRST TIME
The outburst is about ten times more powerful than anything similar seen from our Sun
COMPLETE GUIDE TO EXOPLANETS
Our knowledge of worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades
BLACK HOLE IN MILKY WAY'S SATELLITE DEFIES EXPLANATION
Dwarf galaxy Leo I’s giant central area seems too big for such a small host
WHAT HAPPENS TO EARTH'S DISAPPEARING CRUST?
Scientists may have finally figured out the mystery of subduction zones
THERE'S A BARRIER AROUND THE MILKY WAY'S CENTRE
Astronomers discover an enormous, bizarre feature separating the centre of the Milky Way from the cosmic ray sea