91av - Space / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:35:00 +0000 Plate tectonics seems to be crucial for life on Earth, but we’ve never confirmed that it happens on other worlds - that may be about to change mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life|2458487 /article/2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:01:47 +0000 The Acidalia Planitia region of the Red Planet might have all the requirements for methane-burping bacteria to exist beneath the surface 2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground|2458263 /article/mg26435190-400-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Murder in space, a sexbot, a dystopian vision of the future: our science fiction columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her top five reads of 2024 mg26435190-400-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2024|2457567 /article/2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:35:24 +0000 Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the edges of unusually bright black holes 2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated|2456588 /article/2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:19 +0000 Enigmatic phenomena called fast radio bursts might be caused by interstellar objects colliding with highly magnetised neutron stars 2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes|2457391 /article/2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:14 +0000 A rock that formed around 4.5 billion years ago on Mars before being blasted into space by a meteor strike and making its way to Earth contains telltale evidence that it was formed in the presence of hot water 2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars|2457640 /article/2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:42:05 +0000 The unexpected discovery of microbial life in a piece of rock from an asteroid shows how hard it is to avoid contaminating samples brought back to Earth 2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space|2457490 /article/2433037-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-science-fiction-books-of-all-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:33 +0100 We asked 91av staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century classics to modern day offerings, and from Octavia E. Butler to Iain M. Banks 2433037-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-science-fiction-books-of-all-time|2433037 /article/2457273-weve-taken-a-photo-of-a-star-in-another-galaxy-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:00:12 +0000 Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away 2457273-weve-taken-a-photo-of-a-star-in-another-galaxy-for-the-first-time|2457273 /article/mg26435180-700-this-bold-experimental-slice-of-deep-space-sci-fi-is-just-brilliant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 In Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness, two spaceships meet to study a black hole. Their research comes to an abrupt halt, however, when crew members start dying horribly, says Emily H. Wilson mg26435180-700-this-bold-experimental-slice-of-deep-space-sci-fi-is-just-brilliant|2456471 /article/2456887-planet-10-times-the-size-of-earth-is-one-of-the-youngest-ever-found/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:52 +0000 A large planet has been spotted orbiting a dwarf star that is just 3 million years old, offering possible clues to how the worlds in our solar system came into being 2456887-planet-10-times-the-size-of-earth-is-one-of-the-youngest-ever-found|2456887 /article/2457069-see-the-sun-revealed-in-stunning-glory-by-solar-orbiter-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:24 +0000 The best pictures we have of the sun yet have been delivered thanks to the Solar Orbiter spacecraft 2457069-see-the-sun-revealed-in-stunning-glory-by-solar-orbiter-pictures|2457069 /article/2456892-being-in-space-makes-it-harder-for-astronauts-to-think-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:24 +0000 The effects of being in space can worsen an astronaut's working memory, processing speed and attention - which could be a problem for future missions 2456892-being-in-space-makes-it-harder-for-astronauts-to-think-quickly|2456892 /article/2456766-einsteins-theories-tested-on-the-largest-scale-ever-he-was-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:00:36 +0000 Analysis of millions of galaxies upholds Albert Einstein’s ideas about gravity and also offers tantalising new hints of how dark energy may have evolved 2456766-einsteins-theories-tested-on-the-largest-scale-ever-he-was-right|2456766 /article/2455476-starship-live-watch-musk-launch-sixth-starship-test-as-trump-attends/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:32:27 +0000 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket. It aims to conduct the launch at 4pm Central Time (10pm UK). Here’s everything we know so far 2455476-starship-live-watch-musk-launch-sixth-starship-test-as-trump-attends|2455476 /article/mg26435171-000-how-i-learned-to-love-looking-at-the-moon-and-you-can-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The moon's glare can frustrate astronomers, but Leah Crane is a big fan of the jagged, cratered details of the lunar surface these days mg26435171-000-how-i-learned-to-love-looking-at-the-moon-and-you-can-too|2455465 /article/mg26435170-900-a-new-life-on-mars-expect-toxic-dust-bad-vibes-and-insects-for-lunch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 You might have heard about plans to establish a self‑sustaining city on Mars. Here’s what life would really be like on the Red Planet mg26435170-900-a-new-life-on-mars-expect-toxic-dust-bad-vibes-and-insects-for-lunch|2455464 /article/2456391-a-unique-pair-of-galactic-lenses-may-help-solve-a-cosmological-riddle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:07:15 +0000 Two massive galaxies are bending light from the same distant quasar, creating a so-called Einstein zigzag lens that could help astronomers pin down how quickly the universe is expanding 2456391-a-unique-pair-of-galactic-lenses-may-help-solve-a-cosmological-riddle|2456391 /article/2456395-twin-spacecraft-will-launch-to-create-an-artificial-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:48:22 +0000 The Proba-3 mission consists of two spacecraft that will fly in close formation to study the sun, with the shadow of one creating an artificial solar eclipse from the perspective of the other 2456395-twin-spacecraft-will-launch-to-create-an-artificial-solar-eclipse|2456395 /article/2455903-orbital-wins-the-booker-prize-i-see-it-as-a-kind-of-space-pastoral/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:01:06 +0000 Samantha Harvey has won the UK's top fiction prize for a novel that takes place over 24 hours on the International Space Station 2455903-orbital-wins-the-booker-prize-i-see-it-as-a-kind-of-space-pastoral|2455903 /article/2455695-our-only-visit-to-uranus-came-at-an-unusual-time-for-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:33 +0000 Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, giving us our only up-close look at the planet – but unusual space weather just before the craft arrived has given us a misleading idea about the planet’s magnetic field 2455695-our-only-visit-to-uranus-came-at-an-unusual-time-for-the-planet|2455695 /article/mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:55:00 +0000 From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to see if you could avoid a catastrophic impact mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster|2454453 /article/2454502-why-does-our-universe-have-something-instead-of-nothing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:00:21 +0000 In order to figure out how something came from nothing, we first need to explore the different types of nothing 2454502-why-does-our-universe-have-something-instead-of-nothing|2454502 /article/2454955-we-are-a-long-way-from-pregnancy-being-safe-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:20 +0000 Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be during pregnancy 2454955-we-are-a-long-way-from-pregnancy-being-safe-on-mars|2454955 /article/2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:28 +0000 Data collected by the Zhurong rover and orbiting satellites suggests the existence of an ancient shoreline in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars 2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars|2455332 /article/mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change|2454756 /article/2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:26:31 +0000 A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by liquid water 2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano|2455052 /article/2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:00:47 +0000 Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets 2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars|2453853 /article/2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:52:48 +0100 Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope’s best shots 2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space|2452297 /article/2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:48 +0100 The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted 2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit|2452967 /article/2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:36 +0100 Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge amounts of them have been spotted in a huge, cold cloud of gas 2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time|2452199 /article/2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:55:58 +0100 A nearby star that exploded some 3 million years ago could have removed all dust smaller than a millimetre from the outer solar system 2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system|2453017 /article/mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Moin Hussain's debut feature film Sky Peals sees a man discover his father may be from outer space. Part sci-fi, part family drama, part coming-of-age tale, it is odd and otherworldly mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity|2451553 /article/mg26435131-600-new-scientist-recommends-brian-coxs-new-series-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that 91av staff have enjoyed this week mg26435131-600-new-scientist-recommends-brian-coxs-new-series-solar-system|2451712 /article/mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective – and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole|2451552 /article/2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:00:36 +0100 The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn’t a single star after all 2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why|2452138 /article/2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:59:06 +0100 The Euclid space telescope's massive “cosmic atlas” promises to shed light on fundamental questions in physics and cosmology 2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe|2452099 /video/2451347-meet-neo-surveyor-nasas-near-earth-asteroid-detector/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:15 +0100 Meet NASA’s NEO Surveyor, the space telescope identifying hazardous asteroids and comets within 48 million kilometres of Earth’s orbit 2451347-meet-neo-surveyor-nasas-near-earth-asteroid-detector|2451347 /article/2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:03 +0100 A 6000-kilogram spacecraft will embark on a six-year journey to Jupiter to explore whether its icy moon Europa has the conditions to support life 2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability|2451702 /article/mg26435121-000-now-is-a-great-time-to-see-saturn-in-all-its-ringed-glory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 My first sight of Saturn through a telescope inspired my love of space. Dig out your telescopes or visit your local astronomy club, and you may be lucky enough to spot our sixth planet's stunning thick band of rings, says Leah Crane mg26435121-000-now-is-a-great-time-to-see-saturn-in-all-its-ringed-glory|2450642 /article/2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:30:26 +0100 SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen “within days”, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the launch 2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead|2451133 /article/mg26435120-600-new-scientist-recommends-howthelightgetsin-festival-in-london/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that 91av staff have enjoyed this week mg26435120-600-new-scientist-recommends-howthelightgetsin-festival-in-london|2450638 /article/2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:46:16 +0100 The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October, in a rare event thought to happen only every few decades 2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet|2451445 /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 /article/2450590-space-may-be-filled-with-more-antimatter-than-we-can-explain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:00:08 +0100 A detector on the International Space Station found signatures of unexpectedly abundant antimatter – which may have been created in clashes of dark matter particles 2450590-space-may-be-filled-with-more-antimatter-than-we-can-explain|2450590 /article/2450719-astronauts-could-one-day-end-up-eating-asteroids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:27:32 +0100 Bacteria grown from carbon compounds in asteroids could be turned into a kind of nutritionally balanced milkshake 2450719-astronauts-could-one-day-end-up-eating-asteroids|2450719 /article/2450374-hera-mission-set-to-revisit-asteroid-after-nasas-redirection-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:48:43 +0100 The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in 2022 2450374-hera-mission-set-to-revisit-asteroid-after-nasas-redirection-test|2450374 /article/mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 How did the supermassive black holes we’re now seeing in the early universe get so big so fast? Astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani is using sophisticated galaxy simulations to figure it out mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes|2449856 /article/mg26435110-200-a-dramatic-return-from-space-in-kazakhstan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Andrew McConnell's otherworldly photograph captures a Russian cosmonaut in front of the just-landed Soyuz MS spacecraft in Kazakhstan's remote grasslands mg26435110-200-a-dramatic-return-from-space-in-kazakhstan|2449841 /article/mg26435110-400-new-scientist-recommends-astronomy-exhibition-borrowed-light-in-berlin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that 91av staff have enjoyed this week mg26435110-400-new-scientist-recommends-astronomy-exhibition-borrowed-light-in-berlin|2449843 /article/2450566-chinas-answer-to-spacexs-starlink-is-also-threatening-astronomy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:00:33 +0100 The first 18 satellites of a planned Chinese mega constellation are brighter than all but 500 stars in the sky, raising fears of a huge impact on astronomy 2450566-chinas-answer-to-spacexs-starlink-is-also-threatening-astronomy|2450566 /article/2450446-signals-from-exotic-new-stars-could-hide-in-gravitational-wave-data/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:00:45 +0100 A computer simulation suggests that some collisions between exotic, hypothetical stars would make space-time ripple with detectable waves 2450446-signals-from-exotic-new-stars-could-hide-in-gravitational-wave-data|2450446 /article/2449878-freeze-thaw-cycle-helps-asteroids-ferry-molecules-of-life-to-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:59 +0100 Cracks running through samples of asteroid Ryugu were probably formed by the repeated thawing and freezing of water inside it, which could have helped asteroids like this carry the building blocks of life to early Earth 2449878-freeze-thaw-cycle-helps-asteroids-ferry-molecules-of-life-to-planets|2449878 /article/2450016-planet-spotted-orbiting-barnards-star-just-6-light-years-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:09 +0100 Astronomers have detected an exoplanet around Barnard’s star, one of the sun’s closest neighbours, but it is too hot for liquid water or life 2450016-planet-spotted-orbiting-barnards-star-just-6-light-years-away|2450016 /article/mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began|2448991 /article/mg26335100-400-stellar-views-of-some-of-the-most-spectacular-sights-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These dazzling images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are from the upcoming book Cosmos: Explore the wonders of the universe, which has a foreword by astrophysicist Becky Smethurst mg26335100-400-stellar-views-of-some-of-the-most-spectacular-sights-in-the-universe|2448803 /article/2449177-search-for-alien-transmissions-in-promising-star-system-draws-a-blank/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:00:49 +0100 Astronomers listened for radio signals emanating from planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, but found no evidence of any interplanetary communications 2449177-search-for-alien-transmissions-in-promising-star-system-draws-a-blank|2449177 /article/2449051-planet-in-the-forbidden-zone-of-dead-star-could-reveal-earths-fate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:57 +0100 A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant, perhaps offering insights into planetary migration 2449051-planet-in-the-forbidden-zone-of-dead-star-could-reveal-earths-fate|2449051 /article/2448766-astronauts-may-need-medical-evacuation-from-one-third-of-moon-missions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:18:44 +0100 Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three long-duration moon missions may require it 2448766-astronauts-may-need-medical-evacuation-from-one-third-of-moon-missions|2448766 /article/2448437-bacteria-on-the-space-station-are-evolving-for-life-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:20 +0100 Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low gravity, and may pose a threat to astronauts 2448437-bacteria-on-the-space-station-are-evolving-for-life-in-space|2448437 /article/2448742-weve-just-doubled-the-number-of-gravitational-waves-we-can-find/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:00:55 +0100 Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see 2448742-weve-just-doubled-the-number-of-gravitational-waves-we-can-find|2448742 /video/2448725-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-showcases-worlds-best-space-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:29:11 +0100 See the world's best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award 2448725-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-showcases-worlds-best-space-images|2448725 /article/2448159-strange-binary-star-system-has-three-earth-sized-exoplanets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:10 +0100 Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or the other star in a pair 2448159-strange-binary-star-system-has-three-earth-sized-exoplanets|2448159 /article/mg26335092-500-current-laws-cannot-protect-civilians-in-space-if-something-goes-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As the space industry evolves, we need a new set of international regulations to decide who is responsible for safety, the number of satellites in space, and more mg26335092-500-current-laws-cannot-protect-civilians-in-space-if-something-goes-wrong|2448201 /article/2448553-black-holes-jets-are-so-huge-that-they-may-shake-up-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:42 +0100 Spanning 23 million light years, or 220 Milky Way galaxies, a set of giant, newly discovered black hole jets known as Porphyrion may change our understanding of black holes and the structure of the universe 2448553-black-holes-jets-are-so-huge-that-they-may-shake-up-cosmology|2448553 /article/2448314-venus-could-be-rocked-by-thousands-of-quakes-every-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:29 +0100 The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we thought and could have more than 17,000 venusquakes a year 2448314-venus-could-be-rocked-by-thousands-of-quakes-every-year|2448314 /article/2448020-dark-matter-may-allow-giant-black-holes-to-form-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:19 +0100 The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved by decaying dark matter 2448020-dark-matter-may-allow-giant-black-holes-to-form-in-the-early-universe|2448020 /article/2448059-polaris-dawn-mission-is-one-giant-leap-for-private-space-exploration/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:05:49 +0100 The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government space agencies 2448059-polaris-dawn-mission-is-one-giant-leap-for-private-space-exploration|2448059 /article/2447923-complex-chemicals-found-on-enceladus-improve-prospects-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:00:12 +0100 The Cassini mission’s samples from Saturn’s moon Enceladus have signs of various organic molecules that could be among the ingredients needed for life to get started 2447923-complex-chemicals-found-on-enceladus-improve-prospects-for-life|2447923 /article/2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:43:36 +0100 Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet 2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own|2447266 /article/2447713-spacex-polaris-dawn-crew-complete-stand-up-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:44:52 +0100 A groundbreaking civilian spacewalk saw two astronauts partially exit a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule wearing a brand new design of spacesuit. Every previous spacewalk completed before this was performed by government-trained astronauts. 2447713-spacex-polaris-dawn-crew-complete-stand-up-civilian-spacewalk|2447713 /article/2447603-visible-aurora-spotted-for-the-first-time-on-mars-by-nasa-rover/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:00:58 +0100 If you were standing on Mars as it was hit by charged particles from the sun, you might be able to see an aurora just like on Earth 2447603-visible-aurora-spotted-for-the-first-time-on-mars-by-nasa-rover|2447603 /article/2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun 2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star|2447382 /article/2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:51:32 +0100 In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared 2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io|2447437 /article/2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:42:39 +0100 Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such constellations could have a catastrophic impact 2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites|2446651 /article/2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:07:52 +0100 Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk 2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk|2447257 /article/mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, is expected to grace our skies from mid-October. Abigail Beall is hoping for a dazzling display mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month|2446012 /article/mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greg Eghigian's After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo's Imminent both show how our fascination with UFOs goes beyond simple curiosity mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination|2446008 /article/2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0100 News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us 2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth|2446649 /article/2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 A faint glow from all of the galaxies that have ever existed fills the cosmos, and NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made the best measurement ever of just how faint it is 2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is|2446386 /article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:53 +0100 A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected 2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines|2446397 /article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Space missions are extremely hard. Things going wrong should be expected, so having a sensible plan B is crucial mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan|2446226 /article/2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:08 +0100 Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter 2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon|2446138 /article/2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:33:37 +0100 NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues 2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule|2446159 /article/2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:42 +0100 ‘Little red dot’ galaxies seen by JWST appear to be much more tightly packed with stars than other galaxies, raising big questions about how they came to be this way 2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense|2445967 /article/2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:35 +0100 A chance to observe the high-speed re-entry of a falling satellite will give researchers important insights on how debris burns up in our atmosphere 2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry|2445896 /article/2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0100 Brown dwarfs could be hiding dark matter inside their cores – if they are, there would be signs that could help us track it down 2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars|2445863 /article/2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:59:56 +0100 The Polaris Dawn mission will include the first ever civilian spacewalk, and with a new spacesuit and no airlock, it may also be the most dangerous spacewalk ever 2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet|2445651 /article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:46 +0100 The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how private spaceflight can go right 2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis|2445420 /article/2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:30 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six strange worlds the size of planets that formed like stars – and the smallest may be building its own miniature solar system 2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets|2445279 /article/mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for|2444438 /article/2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:00:03 +0100 The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth 2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang|2445066 /article/2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0100 Radio astronomers teamed up with SpaceX to find a promising solution for helping expensive telescopes avoid interference from thousands of Starlink satellites 2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites|2444973 /article/2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:16:22 +0100 Astronomers have identified patterns within the motion of stars stretching across the Milky Way, hinting at the presence of a vast wave 2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy|2445169 /article/mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that 91av staff have enjoyed this week mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter|2444608 /video/2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:33 +0100 Sam Howell tells 91av why NASA is so keen to visit Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, and how the mission could help us figure out the likelihood of life elsewhere in the cosmos 2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa|2444325 /article/2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:52 +0100 After a star explodes, the resulting supernova remnant collapses in on itself and could begin the cycle again, creating generations of stars enriched with heavy elements 2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae|2444941 /article/mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 After 25 years in orbit, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is under threat. We need to protect this monument to human ingenuity, argues Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope|2444425 /article/2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:41:45 +0100 A radio signal detected in 1977, sometimes claimed as evidence for aliens, may have been caused by a laser-like beam of microwave radiation 2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal|2444798 /article/2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts 2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space|2444182