Echoes of Flares from the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
The supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy is a quiet monster. However, Sagittarius A* (or…
Warp Drives Could Generate Gravitational Waves
Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos? We're in no position to eliminate the possibility. But if…
An Astronaut Might Need Kidney Dialysis on the Way Home from Mars
Long term space exploration comes with many challenges. Not least is how much toilet paper to take but more worryingly…
Moon Lander Detects Technosignatures Coming from Earth
The search for life has to be one of the most talked about questions in science. The question is, what…
NASA is Considering Other Ways of Getting its Mars Samples Home
In 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. For the next three years, this astrobiology mission…
Sulphur Makes A Surprise Appearance in this Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
At our current level of knowledge, many exoplanet findings take us by surprise. The only atmospheric chemistry we can see…
Catching Comet 13P Olbers This Summer
A little known periodic comet graces northern hemisphere summer skies.
The Inner and Outer Milky Way Aren’t the Same Thickness, and that’s Surprising
At first glance, the universe and night sky seem largely unchanging. The reality is very different, even now, a gas…
Starliner Has Five Leaks
Many space fans have been following the successful launch of the Boeing Starliner, another commercial organisation aiming to make space…
Astronomers Find the Slowest-Spinning Neutron Star Ever
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of a second. But astronomers have…