A theory developed with the late Professor Stephen Hawking stating that the universe is...
Space
Features about space science, astronomy, rockets, planets, galaxies, stars...
21 November 2021
Trillions of tiny objects are rushing through your body right now, and yet you probably have no idea...
14 April 2021
How we’re gearing up to deflect asteroids that might cause Earth considerable damage
22 March 2021
Water plumes on Europe make scientists hopeful
17 December 2020
Understanding where and how the stars of the Milky Way formed
17 December 2020
Different efforts to unify quantum mechanics and relativity have led to vastly different concepts of the meaning of...
16 April 2020
Q&A: Human spaceflight is a risk worth taking, says ESA head...
19 March 2020
The mission to build a reusable launcher for Europe...
13 February 2020
Five things we’re going to learn from Europe’s Solar Orbiter mission...
21 November 2019
Zeroing in on baby exoplanets could reveal how they form...
19 July 2019
Why hunting for fast radio bursts is an ‘exploding field’ in astronomy
29 May 2019
Today is the 100-year anniversary of Eddington’s eclipse experiment. The experiment was recently repeated.
04 April 2019
How do satellites communicate with each other?
26 March 2019
To get to Mars, we need to reach the Moon first. The LRO will be NASA's eye while preparing for new missions.
21 March 2019
Can we make make greener rocket fuels?
18 February 2019
Spacecraft Hayabusa2 to collect samples from asteroid Ryugu and return them to Earth...
22 November 2018
Are you a PhD student from Cambridge University? Fancy joining our team?
10 May 2018
A theory developed with the late Professor Stephen Hawking stating that the universe is more simple and uniform than...
18 April 2018
The latest state-of-the-art planet-hunting telescopes reveal a Universe filled with the potential for life and...
18 January 2018
Why did 76% of species become extinct 65 million years ago...?
16 November 2017
The recent discovery of two neutron stars colliding brings us one step closer to understanding how heavier elements,...
19 October 2017
Astronomers have witnessed a collision between two neutron stars for the first time, thanks to a tie-in between...
07 September 2017
Discarded gas from black holes spreads across galaxies and can even influence the formation of stars
08 December 2016
Across Europe, some 10 000 antennas stand to attention: they are in a sense an incredibly powerful time machine.
17 November 2016
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s biggest particle smasher, stands a good chance of discovering the elusive...