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Two giant icy balls in space could change our understanding of stars

Two giant icy balls in space could change our understanding of stars

8 June 2021

A pair of mysterious, gigantic balls of frozen gas in the Milky Way have left astronomers puzzled, but they could be a sign we don’t fully understand how stars form
Cosmic smash-ups may push huge black holes away from their homes

Cosmic smash-ups may push huge black holes away from their homes

4 June 2021

Astronomers have found 9 supermassive black holes that may have been hurled out of their homes at the centres of galaxies by dramatic cosmic collisions
NASA is sending two missions to Venus for the first time in decades

NASA is sending two missions to Venus for the first time in decades

2 June 2021

NASA has selected two missions to Venus, called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to launch between 2028 and 2030, marking the agency’s first return to our sweltering neighbour since 1989

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