There’s a huge comet coming and it will be visible for decades

An absolutely huge new comet called Bernardinelli-Bernstein, which is 93 miles wide, is currently making its way Sunward and will … More

Quasars might be used to measure distances

It looks like we might be able to measure distances using quasars – the very bright, distant objects which are … More

Some old stars wear a blanket of burning hydrogen to keep warm

A recent article published in Nature Astronomy details evidence that some white dwarfs stay warmer for longer due to the … More

Centaurus A: Our neighbour in the process of merging

NOIRLab recently released the above new photo of Centaurus A: The galaxy Centaurus A, which lies over 12 million light-years … More

Perseverance pays off

After trying, failing, and trying again the Perseverance rover has finally managed to take a rock sample from the surface … More

A supernova from a merger with a black hole or neutron star

From EurekAlert: Astronomers have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core … More

China lands a rover on Mars

Last week China landed a rover on Mars. Named Zhurong, it landed in the northern Utopia Planitia region and will … More

New all-sky map shows the trail left by the Large Magellanic Cloud

Astronomers recently released the above map of the Milky Way’s furthest reaches — the galactic halo. The band across the … More

Ingenuity Mars helicopter moves to a new location

On Friday, the Ingenuity helicopter took its fifth flight on Mars. For the first time it landed in a new … More

Chinese rocket booster to crash somewhere this weekend

It’s not going to hit you (probably), but a Chinese Long March 5B rocket booster is going to crash somewhere … More