Astronomy
Scientists discover mysterious cosmic threads in Milky Way
Horizontal structures, up to 10 light years in length, appear to point in direction of galaxy’s black hole
Ian Sample Science editor
02, Jun, 2023 @1:00 PM
Astronomers see 6,000-mile water vapour plume blasting from Saturn moon
‘Extraordinary’ sighting may open window on possibility of life beneath Enceladus’s icy outer crust
Ian Sample Science editor
30, May, 2023 @6:31 PM
Starwatch: Why ‘night shine’ clouds at edge of space may be product of pollution
Atmospheric methane and industrial pollutants suggested as reasons for lack of noctilucent cloud sightings before 1885
Stuart Clark
29, May, 2023 @5:05 AM
Stars could be invisible within 20 years as light pollution brightens night skies
The increased use of light-emitting diodes is obscuring our view of the Milky Way as well as taking a toll on human and wildlife health
Robin McKie
27, May, 2023 @1:01 PM
Supermassive black hole at heart of ancient galaxy ‘far larger than expected’
Discovery of GS-9209, one of the furthest from the Milky Way, adds to evidence that large black holes prevent star formation, astronomers say
Ian Sample Science editor
26, May, 2023 @5:11 PM
‘It’s new territory’: why is Betelgeuse glowing so brightly and behaving so strangely?
After the ‘great dimming’, the closest red giant star to Earth is pulsating twice as fast as usual and lighting up the southern hemisphere’s early evening sky
Helen Sullivan
26, May, 2023 @3:52 AM
New map catalogues more than 85,000 volcanoes on Venus
Radar imagery collected during Nasa’s Magellan mission in 1990s used to develop volcano database
Kate Ravilious
24, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Starwatch: Venus, Mars and the moon cluster with twin stars of Gemini
Castor and Pollux mark the heads of celestial siblings preparing to slip from view with the twilight
Stuart Clark
22, May, 2023 @4:30 AM
The biggest ever space explosion has occurred – what do you mean you don’t care? | Rhiannon Neads
It happened 8 billion lightyears away and was unprecedentedly bright and powerful. And I for one am pretty excited about it, says writer and actor Rhiannon Neads
Rhiannon Neads
15, May, 2023 @2:00 PM
Starwatch: Earthshine lends the moon a glow
Phenomenon caused by sunlight reflecting off Earth was first explained by Leonardo da Vinci in 16th century
Stuart Clark
15, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Saturn regains status as planet with most moons in solar system
Discovery of 62 new moons restores ringed planet’s lead after it was briefly overtaken by Jupiter
Hannah Devlin and Nicola Davis
12, May, 2023 @5:07 PM
Dust cloud discovered around one of sky’s brightest stars
High-resolution images from James Webb space telescope reveal two rings of debris around Fomalhaut
Ian Sample Science editor
08, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
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