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Space and astronomy
Space and astronomy stories from NASA, ESA, and observatories worldwide. Exoplanets, black holes, dark matter, and the search for life beyond Earth.
Northern lights spotted on wandering rogue planet
Astronomers have detected Northern Lights on a rogue planet floating alone in space, complete with sand clouds and copper-melting temperatures.
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Has Nickel but No Iron
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS arrived with nickel but no iron, a chemical gap that challenges what we know about distant star systems.
Frank Drake's Orchid and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
Frank Drake's orchid blooms two days a year. His equation for finding alien life organises our ignorance. Brian Cox traces both threads from...
Aliens might be eavesdropping on our Mars calls
What if aliens are already eavesdropping on our conversations with Mars rovers and distant space probes?
Ancient Sound Waves Reveal Cosmic Void Around Earth
Sound waves from the Big Bang support the idea that Earth sits inside a billion-light-year void, potentially resolving cosmology's most stubborn measurement problem.
Did Cosmic Radiation Really Kill The Neanderthals?
Did a cosmic catastrophe 41,000 years ago doom the Neanderthals while early humans survived with better sunscreen?
Earth's Ghost Moons: The Dust Clouds That Took 57 Years to Confirm
Kordylewski dust clouds, Earth's faint ghost moons at the Moon's L4 and L5 points, took 57 years and polarized light to finally confirm.
How Did Planets Form? The Gas Giants Arrived First
Gas giants like Jupiter formed first in our solar system, then shaped Earth's position in the habitable zone through gravitational migration.
There’s a New Largest Star in the Universe! (2025)
The cosmic crown for "largest star" has a new contender–RSGC1-F01 dwarfs our sun by over 1,500 times.
What Is Causing Identical Light Pulses from Three Different Stars?
Retired NASA engineer Richard Stanton has detected identical double light pulses from three separate stars over six years. No known phenomenon explains them.
