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The Buck Moon as you've never seen it. Photographer's clever trick exposes the full Moon's motion across the sky
1+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) A 15-minute long exposure produces an image showing the apparent motion of the 2026 Buck Moon across the night sky The Buck Moon is the name given to the full Moon in July, marking the time of year when male deer…...
'It took our breath away' – Mars rover finds strange polygon features in the Red Planet's rusty dirt
1+ week, 4+ day ago (396+ words) Strange, geological polygon features have been discovered on the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover A NASA rover on Mars has captured an incredible image of many-sided geologic features stretching across the surface of the Red Planet. The images…...
I'm a professional planet hunter. Here's why we should be searching for alien life much closer to home
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (675+ words) Why some of the best places to find alien life could be within our Solar System. Whenever I tell people I’ve discovered a new exoplanet, invariably the first question is: "Could we live there?" In some cases, it’s very easy…...
NASA has just released a jaw-dropping video of a spacecraft's view as it zoomed past Mars. You've got to see this
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (792+ words) Views of Mars captured by NASA's Psyche mission NASA has released a mesmerising video showing images captured by a spacecraft as it flew past Mars. The Psyche spacecraft is on its way to visit and study asteroid Psyche, which is…...
Ever seen the Man in the Moon? You're not alone! Here's what really creates a face on the lunar surface
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (929+ words) The science behind the facial features on the Moon's surface For as long as humans have looked to the night sky, we’ve traced stories among the stars – animals, heroes and gods that became the constellations we recognise today. And of…...
"Turn the sound on for the full experience" - you need to see this mesmerising aurora video captured from space
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (226+ words) A European Space Agency astronaut has filmed aurora from the Space Station An astronaut on the International Space Station has captured an amazing video showing wisps of aurora dancing above Earth. The video was captured by European Space Agency astronaut…...
We're getting a solar eclipse and shooting stars on the same day. How to see this summer's cosmic double whammy
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1375+ words) The August 12, 2026 solar eclipse lands on the same day as the peak of the best summer meteor shower Mark your calendars for August 12, 2026, because there's going to be something of a celestial double whammy visible that day – and you don't…...
You're looking at 60 million stars. This is the crispest view of our Galaxy's core ever made in visible light – and it could help us discover countless alien worlds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (952+ words) An image of the bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy showing over 60 million stars, as seen by the Euclid space telescope This is a view of over 60 millions stars located near the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. It was…...
A body on the edge of our Solar System has an atmosphere – and scientists still aren't sure how that's possible
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) The object lies in the Kuiper Belt and is 500km wide. And astronomers found an atmosphere round it. Astronomers have discovered signs of a thin atmosphere surrounding an icy body beyond the orbit of Neptune – despite the object being far too…...
"Our spacecraft will be extraterrestrial artefacts." Scientists scanned for alien tech at interstellar comet. Here's what they found
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (592+ words) Ever since comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered, it's been one of the major talking points throughout the space science community. The interstellar comet formed in a distant region of our Galaxy about 10 billion years ago, and is briefly passing through our…...