New Scientist - Space https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431520-einstein-was-right-about-the-way-matter-plunges-into-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 16 May 2024 01:01:29 +0100 For the first time, astronomers have observed the area right at the edge of a black hole where matter stops orbiting and plunges straight in at near light speed 2431520-einstein-was-right-about-the-way-matter-plunges-into-black-holes|2431520 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:56 +0100 Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are using collisions, black holes and dark matter to reshape our galaxy 2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape|2430080 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:17 +0100 A white dwarf star orbiting a sun-like star was thought to be impossibly small, but now astronomers have found another star in the system that solves the puzzle 2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution|2430715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430601-dozens-of-stars-show-signs-of-hosting-advanced-alien-civilisations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 May 2024 15:43:28 +0100 Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy from their star using a massive structure called a Dyson sphere. Such a device would give off an infrared heat signature - and astronomers have just spotted 60 stars that seem to match 2430601-dozens-of-stars-show-signs-of-hosting-advanced-alien-civilisations|2430601 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 20:00:47 +0100 Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way we had thought, and it could be explained by still-theoretical dark radiation 2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy|2430351 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 May 2024 19:42:18 +0100 A rare geomagnetic storm not seen for nearly 20 years could cause a stunning aurora borealis on 10 and 11 May 2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years|2430654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430187-mars-is-blasting-plasma-out-of-its-atmosphere-into-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 16:00:27 +0100 The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like the sun’s coronal mass ejections, despite not having a global magnetic field 2430187-mars-is-blasting-plasma-out-of-its-atmosphere-into-space|2430187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428724-has-the-biggest-problem-in-cosmology-finally-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:08 +0100 For decades, cosmologists have been fighting over the Hubble constant, a number that represents the expansion rate of the universe – it may have finally been pinned down 2428724-has-the-biggest-problem-in-cosmology-finally-been-solved|2428724 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429894-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-launch-delayed-due-to-rocket-fault/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 06 May 2024 19:04:26 +0100 Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, following a problem with the Atlas V rocket that caused the mission to be aborted before launch 2429894-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-launch-delayed-due-to-rocket-fault|2429894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane 2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery|2428872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429487-mysterious-space-signals-may-come-from-a-dead-star-with-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:20 +0100 Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet 2429487-mysterious-space-signals-may-come-from-a-dead-star-with-a-planet|2429487 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429672-china-is-sending-its-change-6-spacecraft-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 03 May 2024 11:06:20 +0100 If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth 2429672-china-is-sending-its-change-6-spacecraft-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon|2429672 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429102-running-around-a-wall-of-death-could-keep-moon-settlers-fit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 May 2024 01:01:53 +0100 Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body 2429102-running-around-a-wall-of-death-could-keep-moon-settlers-fit|2429102 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428946-how-could-we-make-a-solar-eclipse-happen-every-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:53:42 +0100 Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar system to create a more convenient eclipse 2428946-how-could-we-make-a-solar-eclipse-happen-every-day|2428946 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426661-how-india-has-slowly-but-surely-become-a-major-player-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:56 +0100 India’s space agency has been remarkably successful in recent years, growing the country’s prestige on the global stage – and the 2024 election is unlikely to change that 2426661-how-india-has-slowly-but-surely-become-a-major-player-in-space|2426661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428473-asteroid-that-broke-up-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-one-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:07 +0100 Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed 2428473-asteroid-that-broke-up-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-one-ever-seen|2428473 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428466-supermassive-black-holes-may-provide-a-nursery-for-mini-ones-to-grow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:15 +0100 The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter 2428466-supermassive-black-holes-may-provide-a-nursery-for-mini-ones-to-grow|2428466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428500-birthplace-of-red-asteroid-kamooalewa-pinned-to-specific-moon-crater/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:15 +0100 The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from 2428500-birthplace-of-red-asteroid-kamooalewa-pinned-to-specific-moon-crater|2428500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428439-japans-slim-moon-lander-has-shockingly-survived-a-third-lunar-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:04:05 +0100 Almost all moon landers break down during the extraordinary cold of lunar night, but Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has astonishingly survived three nights 2428439-japans-slim-moon-lander-has-shockingly-survived-a-third-lunar-night|2428439 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology|2426698 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427669-knot-theory-could-help-spacecraft-navigate-crowded-solar-systems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:00:52 +0100 It can be difficult to figure out how to move a spacecraft from one orbit to another, but a trick from knot theory can help find spots where shifting orbits becomes easy 2427669-knot-theory-could-help-spacecraft-navigate-crowded-solar-systems|2427669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427524-jupiters-moon-io-has-been-a-volcanic-inferno-for-billions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:45 +0100 Measurements of sulphur isotopes in Io’s atmosphere show that the moon may have been volcanically active for its entire lifetime 2427524-jupiters-moon-io-has-been-a-volcanic-inferno-for-billions-of-years|2427524 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234871-100-how-to-see-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-and-when-is-the-peak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall mg26234871-100-how-to-see-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-and-when-is-the-peak|2426863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426948-how-to-destroy-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:17:24 +0100 A black hole would be tough to destroy, but in the season two premiere of Dead Planets Society our hosts are willing to go to extremes, from faster-than-light bombs to time travel 2426948-how-to-destroy-a-black-hole|2426948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426777-a-surprisingly-enormous-black-hole-has-been-found-in-our-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:19 +0100 A black hole 33 times the mass of the sun is the largest stellar black hole ever spotted, and its strange companion star could help explain how it got so huge 2426777-a-surprisingly-enormous-black-hole-has-been-found-in-our-galaxy|2426777 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234860-100-the-multiverse-could-be-much-much-bigger-than-we-ever-imagined/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:15:00 +0100 A new way of interpreting the elusive mathematics of quantum mechanics could fundamentally change our understanding of reality mg26234860-100-the-multiverse-could-be-much-much-bigger-than-we-ever-imagined|2425877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426244-planets-that-look-alike-might-be-a-sign-of-spacefaring-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:00:15 +0100 We don’t know what alien life might look like, but if other civilisations can colonise multiple worlds, we might see planets that look unusually similar 2426244-planets-that-look-alike-might-be-a-sign-of-spacefaring-aliens|2426244 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426183-one-of-the-biggest-mysteries-of-cosmology-may-finally-be-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:00:58 +0100 The expansion rate of the universe, measured by the Hubble constant, has been one of the most controversial numbers in cosmology for years, and we seem at last to be close to nailing it down 2426183-one-of-the-biggest-mysteries-of-cosmology-may-finally-be-solved|2426183 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426062-eclipse-2024-5-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:26:22 +0100 On 8 April, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico, the US and Canada – here are some of the most stunning images 2426062-eclipse-2024-5-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-total-solar-eclipse|2426062 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424636-the-ambitious-plans-to-study-the-sun-during-aprils-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:00:37 +0000 Solar scientists have been preparing for years for a 4-minute window, during the total solar eclipse on 8 April, in which they will study the sun's corona 2424636-the-ambitious-plans-to-study-the-sun-during-aprils-solar-eclipse|2424636 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425311-5-solar-eclipse-activities-to-do-with-children/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:00:41 +0100 From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here's a child-friendly activity guide for April's eclipse 2425311-5-solar-eclipse-activities-to-do-with-children|2425311 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425704-when-is-the-next-total-solar-eclipse-visible-from-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:00:50 +0100 The next time a total solar eclipse will be visible from the UK is decades away, but there are other places nearby that will experience one sooner 2425704-when-is-the-next-total-solar-eclipse-visible-from-the-uk|2425704 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2425844-eclipse-chasers-why-nasa-jets-will-pursue-solar-totality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:10:34 +0100 During the total solar eclipse on 8 April, two of NASA's WB-57 jet planes, equipped with special instruments, will chase totality and give new insight into the sun's corona 2425844-eclipse-chasers-why-nasa-jets-will-pursue-solar-totality|2425844 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425700-we-finally-know-why-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-equation-works/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:00:56 +0100 Stephen Hawking and Jacob Bekenstein calculated the entropy of a black hole in the 1970s, but it took physicists until now to figure out the quantum effects that make the formula work 2425700-we-finally-know-why-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-equation-works|2425700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424695-how-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-1919-left-physicists-more-or-less-agog/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:57:12 +0100 One total solar eclipse changed physics forever – and even to this day these celestial phenomena are astonishing viewers and teaching us crucial lessons about the universe 2424695-how-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-1919-left-physicists-more-or-less-agog|2424695 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2425781-esas-proba-3-mission-will-create-an-eclipse-on-demand-to-study-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:40:53 +0100 The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will create mini solar eclipses, giving scientists an unprecedented view of the sun’s corona 2425781-esas-proba-3-mission-will-create-an-eclipse-on-demand-to-study-sun|2425781 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418925-eclipse-2024-when-is-it-and-where-can-i-see-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:09 +0100 North America will have a total solar eclipse on 8 April – here is where, when and how to view it safely 2418925-eclipse-2024-when-is-it-and-where-can-i-see-it|2418925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425253-there-are-hints-that-dark-energy-may-be-getting-weaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:00:38 +0100 The standard model of cosmology says that the strength of dark energy should be constant, but tentative hints are emerging that it may have weakened recently 2425253-there-are-hints-that-dark-energy-may-be-getting-weaker|2425253 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234850-900-i-might-be-an-astrophysicist-but-im-still-learning-about-stargazing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0100 I have two degrees in astronomy, so you'd think I would know what I'm doing when it comes to looking at the sky. I don't, but I'm trying to change that, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26234850-900-i-might-be-an-astrophysicist-but-im-still-learning-about-stargazing|2424784 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2425416-why-we-study-the-suns-corona-during-a-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:11:06 +0100 How do eruptions from the Sun's surface cause disturbances on Earth? 2425416-why-we-study-the-suns-corona-during-a-total-solar-eclipse|2425416 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425397-laser-powered-licence-plates-could-help-avoid-satellite-collisions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:11:58 +0100 It can be difficult to identify satellites that have lost power, increasing the risk of a dangerous collision in space, but licence plates could be a solution 2425397-laser-powered-licence-plates-could-help-avoid-satellite-collisions|2425397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 North America will see an annular solar eclipse on 14 October and a total eclipse in April 2024. Scientists are preparing to use these spectacles to study our star's mysterious corona mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun|2395283 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425343-eclipse-2024-live-watch-the-full-nasa-broadcast-latest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:00:41 +0100 The eclipse is about to begin. Totality will arrive at Mexico’s west coast around 11.07am local time, moving east until it leaves Newfoundland, Canada, around 5.16pm there 2425343-eclipse-2024-live-watch-the-full-nasa-broadcast-latest|2425343 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425035-planet-caught-in-a-gravitational-tidal-storm-is-so-hot-that-it-glows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:00:57 +0100 A strange world is being stretched out of shape by its neighbouring planets, heating it up so intensely that it probably has a molten surface 2425035-planet-caught-in-a-gravitational-tidal-storm-is-so-hot-that-it-glows|2425035 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425040-astronomers-have-found-what-may-be-the-smallest-galaxy-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:43 +0100 A tiny clump of stars orbiting our galaxy should have been ripped apart by the Milky Way, but its continued existence hints it may be held together by a massive amount of dark matter 2425040-astronomers-have-found-what-may-be-the-smallest-galaxy-ever|2425040 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423813-how-solar-eclipses-have-been-revealing-cosmic-secrets-for-centuries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:00:47 +0100 Records of total solar eclipses go back thousands of years, and in all that time they have allowed scientists to uncover key information about not just the sun but the whole universe 2423813-how-solar-eclipses-have-been-revealing-cosmic-secrets-for-centuries|2423813 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424493-early-galaxy-seen-by-jwst-contains-giant-young-stars-and-supernovae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:31 +0000 The light signature from GLASS-z12, one of the most distant galaxies we have ever seen, suggests some of its stars have already exploded as supernovae 2424493-early-galaxy-seen-by-jwst-contains-giant-young-stars-and-supernovae|2424493 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134840-200-see-the-messages-nasa-is-sending-to-jupiters-icy-moon-europa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Douglas Vakoch of METI International explains how NASA drew on the organisation's expertise at attempting to contact extraterrestrial intelligence to help craft a message to Europa mg26134840-200-see-the-messages-nasa-is-sending-to-jupiters-icy-moon-europa|2423639 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424925-japans-slim-moon-lander-surprisingly-survived-a-second-lunar-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:13:32 +0000 The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon spacecraft has sent back images after surviving its second lunar night – generally these periods are so cold they destroy spacecraft electronics 2424925-japans-slim-moon-lander-surprisingly-survived-a-second-lunar-night|2424925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134844-600-some-of-the-greatest-cosmic-discoveries-have-come-about-by-accident/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The universe has been surprising us ever since we first looked into the cosmic darkness. We should embrace serendipity in science, says Chris Lintott mg26134844-600-some-of-the-greatest-cosmic-discoveries-have-come-about-by-accident|2424163 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424218-mars-may-have-captured-and-split-a-comet-to-create-its-two-moons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:00:28 +0000 How the Red Planet acquired its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, is unknown – they could have formed after something collided with the planet, or started out as asteroids – but now there is a hint of a cometary origin 2424218-mars-may-have-captured-and-split-a-comet-to-create-its-two-moons|2424218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424697-nasas-artemis-astronauts-will-try-to-grow-plants-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:18:57 +0000 Three experiments have been selected to fly to the moon alongside NASA’s Artemis III astronauts, all designed to help with future long-term stays on the moon and eventually Mars 2424697-nasas-artemis-astronauts-will-try-to-grow-plants-on-the-moon|2424697 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424508-new-view-of-our-galaxys-black-hole-reveals-a-swirling-magnetic-field/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:00:54 +0000 The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*, has been captured in polarised light to reveal its magnetic field 2424508-new-view-of-our-galaxys-black-hole-reveals-a-swirling-magnetic-field|2424508 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423973-how-to-make-an-eclipse-viewer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:08 +0000 Some basic equipment can help you safely enjoy the eclipse on 8 April – here's how to easily make what you need 2423973-how-to-make-an-eclipse-viewer|2423973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423864-nasas-mission-to-europa-isnt-meant-to-find-alien-life-but-it-could/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:00:58 +0000 Later this year, NASA is launching its Europa Clipper spacecraft to the icy moon of Jupiter. Its mission is only to investigate whether the moon is habitable, but now researchers have found that one of its instruments could look for direct signs of life 2423864-nasas-mission-to-europa-isnt-meant-to-find-alien-life-but-it-could|2423864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423567-largest-recorded-solar-storm-was-even-bigger-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:25 +0000 Rediscovered magnetic recordings reveal just how extreme the largest recorded solar storm in history, the Carrington event in 1859, really was, highlighting the danger such storms could present to us nowadays 2423567-largest-recorded-solar-storm-was-even-bigger-than-we-thought|2423567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-300-astonishing-photograph-of-last-years-annular-solar-eclipse-in-utah/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Pieced together digitally from thousands of images, this shot of last October's annular eclipse, from Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, is a curtain-raiser for next month's total solar eclipse in North America mg26134830-300-astonishing-photograph-of-last-years-annular-solar-eclipse-in-utah|2422716 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423465-spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:00:03 +0000 The Starship rocket destroyed its launch pad during its first launch attempt in 2023, and the explosion resembled a powerful volcanic eruption, spraying sand and chunks of debris over a huge area 2423465-spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch|2423465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-200-is-the-truth-out-there-yes-but-it-doesnt-involve-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A recent paper packed with delightful acronyms digs into where people report having seen UFOs, but finds no evidence of alien visitors, says Annalee Newitz mg26134830-200-is-the-truth-out-there-yes-but-it-doesnt-involve-aliens|2422715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422957-how-to-take-a-stunning-photograph-of-aprils-total-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:32 +0000 Photographing the eclipse isn't as easy as taking a selfie, but with a bit of preparation anyone can capture a memorable image 2422957-how-to-take-a-stunning-photograph-of-aprils-total-eclipse|2422957 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422674-billions-of-stars-have-swallowed-up-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:24 +0000 Twin stars that were born together should have the same composition, and the fact that many don’t suggests they have changed their chemistry by devouring planets 2422674-billions-of-stars-have-swallowed-up-a-planet|2422674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422628-titans-sand-dunes-may-be-made-of-smashed-up-small-moons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:00:29 +0000 The sand dunes that splay across the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan may be made of the ground-up remains of ancient irregular moons, rather than atmospheric particles 2422628-titans-sand-dunes-may-be-made-of-smashed-up-small-moons|2422628 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134822-000-how-to-spot-the-spring-triangle-as-the-equinox-approaches/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Now is a great time to look for a pattern of stars known as the Spring Triangle, wherever you are in the world, say Abigail Beall mg26134822-000-how-to-spot-the-spring-triangle-as-the-equinox-approaches|2421556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422535-perfectly-straight-ridges-may-cover-the-poles-of-saturns-moon-titan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:00:34 +0000 Saturn’s moon Titan may have hundreds of strange ridges called yardangs that could teach us how the icy moon’s geology and conditions vary across its surface 2422535-perfectly-straight-ridges-may-cover-the-poles-of-saturns-moon-titan|2422535 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2422241-the-strange-phenomena-visible-during-aprils-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:00:37 +0000 A total solar eclipse is an incredible experience, explains Patricia Reiff at Rice University in Texas. Here are some of the strange phenomena visible during April's event 2422241-the-strange-phenomena-visible-during-aprils-total-solar-eclipse|2422241 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422279-starship-launch-third-flight-reaches-space-but-is-lost-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:55:25 +0000 The world’s most powerful rocket, Starship, launched from Texas and reached an altitude of more than 230 kilometres, travelling further and faster than it has done before. But it seems to have been destroyed on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere 2422279-starship-launch-third-flight-reaches-space-but-is-lost-on-re-entry|2422279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time|2239874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421973-a-single-meteorite-smashed-into-mars-and-created-2-billion-craters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:07 +0000 The debris from the formation of a relatively small crater on Mars created billions of additional craters, which could help us learn about Martian geology 2421973-a-single-meteorite-smashed-into-mars-and-created-2-billion-craters|2421973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421948-europas-seafloor-may-be-impenetrable-and-inhospitable-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:31 +0000 The seafloor of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was thought to provide energy and nutrients to its ocean, but it turns out that may not be possible 2421948-europas-seafloor-may-be-impenetrable-and-inhospitable-to-life|2421948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421987-starship-launch-3-what-time-is-the-spacex-flight-today/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:14:27 +0000 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket, following two failed missions, with coverage beginning at about 13.25 GMT. What will the company be hoping for and what can we expect? 2421987-starship-launch-3-what-time-is-the-spacex-flight-today|2421987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421742-sleeping-black-hole-is-way-more-massive-than-it-should-be/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:00:34 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope has found an unusual galaxy in the early universe with a black hole almost half the mass of the galaxy itself, raising questions about how it formed 2421742-sleeping-black-hole-is-way-more-massive-than-it-should-be|2421742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421849-how-to-see-the-incredible-comet-12p-pons-brooks-tonight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:51:08 +0000 Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. Here's when and how you can see it - perhaps even during a solar eclipse 2421849-how-to-see-the-incredible-comet-12p-pons-brooks-tonight|2421849 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421730-marss-gravitational-pull-may-be-strong-enough-to-stir-earths-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:06:30 +0000 An analysis of deep-sea drill cores suggests that Mars may have enough gravitational influence to shift sediment within Earth's oceans on a 2.4-million-year cycle 2421730-marss-gravitational-pull-may-be-strong-enough-to-stir-earths-oceans|2421730 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421706-the-moons-of-mars-may-have-been-formed-in-an-icy-planetary-collision/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:15:30 +0000 The origins of Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been formed when a icy, comet-like object slammed into the Red Planet 2421706-the-moons-of-mars-may-have-been-formed-in-an-icy-planetary-collision|2421706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134811-000-how-our-golden-age-of-asteroid-exploration-could-reveal-lifes-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 What did NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to sample Bennu discover? Mission leader Dante Lauretta says the asteroid could hold clues about how life began mg26134811-000-how-our-golden-age-of-asteroid-exploration-could-reveal-lifes-origins|2420286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421194-6-things-to-look-out-for-during-the-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:00:42 +0000 A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see 2421194-6-things-to-look-out-for-during-the-total-solar-eclipse|2421194 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420654-weird-floating-crystals-can-stop-stars-ageing-for-billions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:55 +0000 Some white dwarfs seem to stop ageing for billions of years, and this may be due to the behaviour of unusual ice crystals that heat up the stars 2420654-weird-floating-crystals-can-stop-stars-ageing-for-billions-of-years|2420654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420725-bizarre-galaxy-in-the-early-universe-died-extremely-young/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:23 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that a distant galaxy stopped forming stars extraordinarily fast, making it the furthest dead galaxy ever spotted 2420725-bizarre-galaxy-in-the-early-universe-died-extremely-young|2420725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420760-australia-could-launch-its-first-private-orbital-rocket-within-weeks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:27:54 +0000 Gilmour Space is awaiting approval from the Australian Space Agency for the first launch of its Eris Block 1 orbital rocket, with plans to deploy a satellite as soon as April 2420760-australia-could-launch-its-first-private-orbital-rocket-within-weeks|2420760 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420632-jwst-will-officially-begin-searching-for-exomoons-around-other-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:55:00 +0000 Five exomoon programmes have been picked for the James Webb Space Telescope, raising the hopes of finding moons around exoplanets for the first time 2420632-jwst-will-officially-begin-searching-for-exomoons-around-other-planets|2420632 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420542-how-to-view-an-eclipse-safely-and-what-to-look-for-in-eclipse-glasses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:00:57 +0000 Follow these tips to have a safe viewing experience during the upcoming North American total solar eclipse 2420542-how-to-view-an-eclipse-safely-and-what-to-look-for-in-eclipse-glasses|2420542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419981-europa-may-have-less-oxygen-to-fuel-life-in-its-seas-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:26 +0000 The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found to search for alien life, but it might have less oxygen than researchers had thought 2419981-europa-may-have-less-oxygen-to-fuel-life-in-its-seas-than-we-thought|2419981 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134800-800-why-were-finally-on-the-cusp-of-finding-exomoons-around-other-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Moons circling exoplanets would be some of the most promising places to look for life outside our solar system. Now, we might finally be about to find these elusive objects mg26134800-800-why-were-finally-on-the-cusp-of-finding-exomoons-around-other-planets|2418971 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419786-why-space-dust-is-key-to-everything-from-star-birth-to-life-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:00:36 +0000 Cosmic dust grains may be small, but they are mighty – it turns out dust is crucial to just about every process that occurs in space 2419786-why-space-dust-is-key-to-everything-from-star-birth-to-life-on-earth|2419786 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134800-200-nasa-workers-paint-iconic-logo-onto-artemis-ii-rocket-boosters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 These photographs show the scale of the work that goes into painting the NASA logo on spacecraft as they are readied for an epic new moon mission mg26134800-200-nasa-workers-paint-iconic-logo-onto-artemis-ii-rocket-boosters|2418955 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419825-miso-paste-made-in-space-opens-a-new-frontier-for-fermented-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste with a flavour distinct from two samples that were fermented on Earth 2419825-miso-paste-made-in-space-opens-a-new-frontier-for-fermented-foods|2419825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419474-habitable-ocean-world-k2-18b-may-actually-be-inhospitable-gas-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:00:42 +0000 An exoplanet called K2-18b has been suggested as a good place to look for alien life, but a new analysis shows it is probably made from gas 2419474-habitable-ocean-world-k2-18b-may-actually-be-inhospitable-gas-planet|2419474 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419407-what-causes-a-total-solar-eclipse-and-how-often-do-they-occur/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:43:05 +0000 Ahead of the total solar eclipse in North America, here is everything you need to know about solar and lunar eclipses 2419407-what-causes-a-total-solar-eclipse-and-how-often-do-they-occur|2419407 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419139-two-lunar-landers-have-fallen-over-but-theyre-still-doing-okay/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:49:04 +0000 The SLIM lander and the Odysseus lander both set down on the lunar surface on their sides, but they have each been able to send data back to Earth 2419139-two-lunar-landers-have-fallen-over-but-theyre-still-doing-okay|2419139 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418708-weird-white-dwarf-star-has-a-metal-scar-after-eating-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:55 +0000 Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star with a patch of metal near one of its magnetic poles, which probably formed when the star devoured a small planet 2418708-weird-white-dwarf-star-has-a-metal-scar-after-eating-a-planet|2418708 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418413-huge-set-of-galaxies-is-set-to-form-largest-cluster-in-known-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:00:38 +0000 Astronomers have spotted a gargantuan protocluster – the primordial beginnings of a galaxy cluster – by searching near a quasar in the early universe 2418413-huge-set-of-galaxies-is-set-to-form-largest-cluster-in-known-universe|2418413 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418874-tiny-new-moons-have-been-spotted-orbiting-neptune-and-uranus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:30:30 +0000 Astronomers have found a new moon around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune – the first moons discovered orbiting these planets in a decade and the faintest ever spotted 2418874-tiny-new-moons-have-been-spotted-orbiting-neptune-and-uranus|2418874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418559-martian-soil-could-be-turned-into-fibres-as-strong-as-steel/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:18 +0000 A mimic of Martian soil can be turned into strong fibres. Such a material could be used to help build a base or grow plants on the Red Planet 2418559-martian-soil-could-be-turned-into-fibres-as-strong-as-steel|2418559 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418720-odysseus-spacecraft-is-the-first-private-mission-to-land-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:52:09 +0000 Intuitive Machines has landed its Odysseus spacecraft on the moon, making it the first private company to achieve a feat previously only accomplished by national space agencies 2418720-odysseus-spacecraft-is-the-first-private-mission-to-land-on-the-moon|2418720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418180-famous-supernova-left-a-blazing-hot-neutron-star-at-its-centre/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00:44 +0000 Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that a nearby supernova researchers have been watching since it exploded in 1987 left behind a hot neutron star 2418180-famous-supernova-left-a-blazing-hot-neutron-star-at-its-centre|2418180 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417791-monster-black-hole-powers-the-brightest-known-object-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:00:25 +0000 Astronomers have found a quasar 12 billion light years away hosting a supermassive black hole that gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day 2417791-monster-black-hole-powers-the-brightest-known-object-in-the-universe|2417791 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2417622-esa-prepares-hera-mission-to-investigate-aftermath-of-nasa-dart-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:48:51 +0000 The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft must be thoroughly tested before being sent to investigate the aftermath of the collision of NASA's DART probe with Dimorphos 2417622-esa-prepares-hera-mission-to-investigate-aftermath-of-nasa-dart-impact|2417622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417650-cosmic-dust-may-have-been-crucial-to-the-beginnings-of-life-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:32 +0000 Earth lacks some of the ingredients that would have been key to the origins of life – they may have been delivered to glacial ponds by tiny specks of cosmic dust 2417650-cosmic-dust-may-have-been-crucial-to-the-beginnings-of-life-on-earth|2417650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417418-carbon-dioxide-gas-spotted-in-atmosphere-of-jupiters-moon-callisto/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Carbon dioxide gas found throughout the atmosphere of Callisto hints it has a complex carbon cycle – akin to the one which on Earth helps to sustain life 2417418-carbon-dioxide-gas-spotted-in-atmosphere-of-jupiters-moon-callisto|2417418 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417494-russias-space-weapon-is-it-nuclear-and-does-it-pose-a-threat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:30:21 +0000 US officials have warned of a new international security threat – a mysterious Russian space weapon that may possess nuclear capabilities. Here’s what you need to know 2417494-russias-space-weapon-is-it-nuclear-and-does-it-pose-a-threat|2417494