1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1007+ words) These extraordinary images from orbit reveal our planet, and the cosmos beyond, from a perspective few humans ever experience For more than two decades, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have enjoyed one of the most extraordinary views imaginable…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (610+ words) Yeast and gelatine could be used to create a sticky building material like concrete for constructing human habitats on Mars. How can frozen fruit help us build human habitats on Mars? Maybe not directly, but frozen fruit has sparked a…...

3+ day, 10+ 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…...

6+ day, 5+ 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…...

6+ day, 6+ 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1256+ words) The strangest sights captured on the Red Planet over the years and what they really are At the turn of the 19th century, American businessman turned amateur astronomer Percival Lowell created a controversy that was to rage for nearly half a…...

3+ week, 15+ min ago   (265+ words) Scientists have identified human genes that are adversely affected by exposure to microgravity and weightlessness during spaceflight A team at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics has identified a number of human genes that it says are adversely affected…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) Two astronaut missions to the International Space Station and Haven-1 could help shape the future of low-Earth-orbit exploration. France has signed a two-mission agreement with US space company Vast to send French astronauts to both the International Space Station (ISS)…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1370+ words) The closest black holes to Earth, how we know they're there and how astronomers go about searching for black holes The closest confirmed black hole to our Solar System lies roughly 1,560 lightyears away. It belongs to a binary system known…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (597+ words) The days are getting longer and it’s nothing to do with the time of year If modern life makes you feel as though the days are dragging on, science can offer you a little reassurance – they actually are getting longer....