NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time
31 May 2023
A NASA group that formed around a year ago to study unidentified aerial phenomena held its first public meeting ahead of a report expected in the next few weeks
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Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe
22 April 2023
An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web.
SpaceX launches Starlink V2 satellites to increase internet capacity
28 February 2023
A new generation of Starlink’s internet satellites will orbit at low altitudes and eventually re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, limiting the amount of clutter in orbit
How to see the northern lights in the UK tonight
27 February 2023
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, were seen as far south as Cornwall in the UK on Sunday night, and are likely to be visible again on Monday night. Here is how to spot them, says Stargazing at Home columnist Abigail Beall
Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023
20 November 2022
The Eris rocket developed by Australian company Gilmour Space will be the first Australian system to go into orbit if it successfully launches next year
How NASA's DART spacecraft will divert asteroids
26 September 2022
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will smash into an asteroid in the first ever real-world planetary defence mission
Astronomy Photographer of the Year photos are out of this world
16 September 2022
These images are some of the winning and shortlisted entries for this year’s competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in London
Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet
12 September 2022
Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and they are expected to be harder than Earth diamonds
James Webb Space Telescope pictures: Your questions answered
12 July 2022
The first set of science images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed marvellous stars and galaxies. Space reporter Leah Crane answers all your questions about these pictures and the possibilities for JWST
James Webb Space Telescope images reveal dazzling view of the universe
12 July 2022
The first images from the James Webb Space telescope have been revealed
