First black hole photo confirms Einstein’s theory of relativity
Finally dragged out of the shadows.
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ever actually seen...
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2019
The 2018 Geminids meteor shower recorded over two very
cold hours on the slope of Mount Lütispitz, Switzerland.
Flickr/Lukas Schlagenhauf
The year gets off to a bang with the Quadrantids, the first of the annual...
Earthrise, a photo that changed the world
Earthrise: astronauts aboard Apollo 8 captured this
spectacular photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon as they
emerged from behind the dark side of the Moon. Image Credit: NASA
December 24 is the 50th...
Our long fascination with the journey to Mars
Signs of life on Mars? These are the tracks of
NASA’s Curiosity rover exploring the Martian landscape. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
It’s touchdown again on Mars, with NASA’s InSight probe due landing sucessfully yesterday. This latest mission will continue our exploration...
Evidence of aliens? What to make of research and reporting on ‘Oumuamua, our visitor...
An artist’s impression of `Oumuamua, the first
interstellar object discovered in the Solar System.
ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser
As an astrophysicist, probably the most common question I get asked is: “Are we alone in...
A super-Earth found in our stellar back yard
An artist’s impression of the surface of the planet
orbiting Barnard’s Star. ESO - M. Kornmesser
The potential discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star – the second closest stellar system to the Sun –...
A Goblin could guide us to a mystery planet thought to exist in the...
Pluto’s ghoulish cousin, 2015 TG387, lurks in the distant
reaches of our own Solar System. Illustration byRoberto Molar Candanosa and
Scott Sheppard, courtesy ofCarnegie Institution for Science.
Out in the depths of the Solar system, astronomers recently...
Five in a row – the planets align in the night sky
Enjoying the planets lined up in a row.Derek Bruff/flickr
For the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western...
