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/2405812-2023-saw-thrilling-space-missions-and-new-cosmic-mysteries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:55 +0000 The past year gave us thrilling missions to Jupiter and the moon, stunning images that captured the universe like it’s never been seen before, and a few tanatalising cosmic mysteries 2405812-2023-saw-thrilling-space-missions-and-new-cosmic-mysteries|2405812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Space dust is constantly falling to Earth, sprinkling rooftops with beautiful particles unchanged since the birth of the solar system. To find some, start with a sieve – and be patient mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters|2262923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406120-largest-stream-of-stars-ever-found-could-teach-us-about-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sat, 02 Dec 2023 07:00:58 +0000 The newfound Giant Coma Stream of stars stretches nearly 1.7 million light years across the cosmos, and it could have holes blasted through it by clumps of dark matter 2406120-largest-stream-of-stars-ever-found-could-teach-us-about-dark-matter|2406120 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405706-passing-star-could-fling-earth-out-past-pluto-into-the-oort-cloud/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:11:15 +0000 If another star passed close to our solar system, there is a small chance that Earth could crash into another planet, get stolen by the interloping star or even be sent hurtling towards the Oort cloud 2405706-passing-star-could-fling-earth-out-past-pluto-into-the-oort-cloud|2405706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405884-see-a-forgotten-meteor-shower-caused-by-a-dead-comet-this-weekend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:53:19 +0000 The Andromedid meteor shower is normally a quiet affair, but very occasionally it puts on an intense show - which may happen on 2 December 2405884-see-a-forgotten-meteor-shower-caused-by-a-dead-comet-this-weekend|2405884 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405683-tiny-star-found-harbouring-a-huge-planet-that-shouldnt-exist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:03 +0000 An enormous planet has been spotted orbiting a small star, and it could not have formed under either of our existing models of the birth of planets 2405683-tiny-star-found-harbouring-a-huge-planet-that-shouldnt-exist|2405683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405379-six-planets-found-orbiting-a-bright-star-100-light-years-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:19 +0000 The orbits of six planets around the star HD 110067 have been in a fixed pattern for billions of years, giving astronomers clues about how they formed 2405379-six-planets-found-orbiting-a-bright-star-100-light-years-away|2405379 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405371-key-molecule-for-life-may-have-formed-on-interstellar-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:00:55 +0000 Some scientists suspect that amino acids were transported to Earth by meteorites. A team has now found that an amino acid called carbamic acid forms at extreme cold temperatures, suggesting that it may have been created on clumps of ice in deep space 2405371-key-molecule-for-life-may-have-formed-on-interstellar-ice|2405371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405167-majestic-photo-shows-chinas-tiangong-space-station-in-all-its-glory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:19:23 +0000 The Tiangong space station, China’s orbiting laboratory, was completed last year – now it has been photographed in full for the first time 2405167-majestic-photo-shows-chinas-tiangong-space-station-in-all-its-glory|2405167 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405128-glimpse-of-the-earliest-supernovae-could-reveal-our-cosmic-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:38:01 +0000 Almost every element in the universe, including those that make up our bodies, was created by a process that began when the earliest stars exploded - and now the James Webb Space Telescope may have seen signs of those supernovae 2405128-glimpse-of-the-earliest-supernovae-could-reveal-our-cosmic-origins|2405128 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034663-100-our-hunt-for-alien-life-needs-solid-guidelines-for-clear-cut-success/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 A proposed framework to assess and communicate the credibility of detections of extraterrestrial life is vital to deliver results we can all believe in mg26034663-100-our-hunt-for-alien-life-needs-solid-guidelines-for-clear-cut-success|2404239 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034661-000-how-to-spot-this-years-geminid-meteor-shower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The peak of the spectacular Geminids meteor shower is on the night of 14 and 15 December, but the shower is active from 4 December, says Abigail Beall mg26034661-000-how-to-spot-this-years-geminid-meteor-shower|2403709 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404079-strange-way-black-holes-lose-energy-could-help-solve-cosmic-puzzle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:00:09 +0000 The spin of black holes may be harnessed by their magnetic fields, which release hundreds of millions of times the energy of the sun and could power their enormous jets 2404079-strange-way-black-holes-lose-energy-could-help-solve-cosmic-puzzle|2404079 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403932-mercury-has-salt-glaciers-that-could-provide-the-conditions-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:00:08 +0000 Mercury may have deep underground salt glaciers that encircle the whole planet and could possibly create the conditions necessary for life 2403932-mercury-has-salt-glaciers-that-could-provide-the-conditions-for-life|2403932 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We keep spotting molecular “biosignatures” in the atmospheres of planets beyond Earth, but it isn't clear if any of them can provide definitive evidence that we’re not alone mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds|2403602 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403635-what-would-life-on-earth-be-like-if-our-planet-were-cube-shaped/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:52:43 +0000 In the two-part season finale of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are turning Earth into a cube with fascinating results – walking to space, enormous sea monsters and more 2403635-what-would-life-on-earth-be-like-if-our-planet-were-cube-shaped|2403635 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403734-strange-nebula-changes-colour-rhythmically-like-a-mood-lamp/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:00:23 +0000 A mysterious, star-like object seems to be making its nebula change colour and brightness in a rhythmic way every four years 2403734-strange-nebula-changes-colour-rhythmically-like-a-mood-lamp|2403734 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2403738-spacex-starship-explodes-after-reaching-space-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:14:53 +0000 SpaceX successfully launches its Starship rocket, the most powerful to ever fly, before it is lost in an explosion after reaching space for the first time 2403738-spacex-starship-explodes-after-reaching-space-for-the-first-time|2403738 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403573-how-to-watch-the-leonid-meteor-shower-peaking-this-weekend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:51:41 +0000 The Leonids are known for their bright, fast-moving meteors. The shower will peak on 17 and 18 November and can be seen from anywhere in the world 2403573-how-to-watch-the-leonid-meteor-shower-peaking-this-weekend|2403573 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403439-spacex-starship-launch-delayed-what-time-is-the-new-launch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:42:05 +0000 Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the second ever launch of its massive Starship rocket on 18 November 2403439-spacex-starship-launch-delayed-what-time-is-the-new-launch|2403439 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403155-fluffy-exoplanet-blasted-by-its-sun-has-clouds-that-rain-sand/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:00:21 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope has let us peer into the atmosphere of gas giant planet WASP-107b, and it has clouds made of sand and an atmosphere of sulphur dioxide and water vapour 2403155-fluffy-exoplanet-blasted-by-its-sun-has-clouds-that-rain-sand|2403155 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402996-comets-may-bring-ingredients-for-life-most-easily-to-clustered-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:01:24 +0000 Comets may be a key source for the building blocks of life, but the only planetary systems where those ingredients could survive impact may be ones with large stars or lots of neighbouring worlds 2402996-comets-may-bring-ingredients-for-life-most-easily-to-clustered-planets|2402996 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402597-a-comet-wagged-its-tail-as-it-flew-past-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:00:06 +0000 The tail of comet Erasmus swung back and forth during its closest approach to the sun, probably because of a cloud of plasma spat out during a solar storm 2402597-a-comet-wagged-its-tail-as-it-flew-past-the-sun|2402597 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402636-robotic-chemist-discovers-how-to-make-oxygen-from-martian-minerals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:00:50 +0000 A chemistry robot analysed meteorite samples and tested a range of catalysts, demonstrating a possible approach for producing oxygen at a Martian colony 2402636-robotic-chemist-discovers-how-to-make-oxygen-from-martian-minerals|2402636 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402321-plants-thrive-in-lunar-soil-with-help-from-phosphorus-making-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:10:03 +0000 The moon lacks the nutrients that plants need to grow, but adding three types of bacteria to a simulation of lunar soil enabled tobacco plants to flourish in lab experiments 2402321-plants-thrive-in-lunar-soil-with-help-from-phosphorus-making-bacteria|2402321 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402016-astronomers-have-found-the-most-distant-black-hole-ever-confirmed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:00:26 +0000 The most distant supermassive black hole confirmed is more than 31 billion light years away, and it could be the key to figuring out how these behemoths grew so big so fast 2402016-astronomers-have-found-the-most-distant-black-hole-ever-confirmed|2402016 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-100-why-we-need-to-bring-stellar-astrophysics-into-the-real-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Explaining the structure and evolution of stars may seem as esoteric as can be, but there are many applications for this knowledge in our day-to-day lives, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26034640-100-why-we-need-to-bring-stellar-astrophysics-into-the-real-world|2401119 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401621-when-to-see-venus-disappear-behind-the-moon-this-thursday/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:00:40 +0000 Venus will vanish behind the moon for about an hour in the morning of 9 November in Europe, western Russia and some of northern Africa – here’s how to watch it happen 2401621-when-to-see-venus-disappear-behind-the-moon-this-thursday|2401621 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401932-distant-milky-way-like-galaxy-is-older-than-we-thought-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:00:58 +0000 The most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever seen – a barred spiral galaxy – has been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope and it is more than 11 billion years old 2401932-distant-milky-way-like-galaxy-is-older-than-we-thought-possible|2401932 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401226-how-jupiters-powerful-storms-compare-to-weather-on-hot-jupiters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:00:54 +0000 From the Great Red Spot to the extreme jet stream, Jupiter’s weather is intense, but that's nothing compared to the extraordinary storms and winds on other gas giants in the universe 2401226-how-jupiters-powerful-storms-compare-to-weather-on-hot-jupiters|2401226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401710-newfound-moon-around-asteroid-dinkinesh-is-actually-two-touching-rocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:25:57 +0000 When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, it found an unexpected satellite – but further images revealed that it is actually two rocks tenuously connected together 2401710-newfound-moon-around-asteroid-dinkinesh-is-actually-two-touching-rocks|2401710 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401185-can-we-smash-together-all-of-the-asteroids-to-build-a-new-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:17:48 +0000 The asteroid belt is messy and sometimes a threat to our solar system’s planets, so on this episode of Dead Planets Society it’s time to tidy it up into a single asteroid world 2401185-can-we-smash-together-all-of-the-asteroids-to-build-a-new-planet|2401185 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401441-euclid-space-telescope-releases-its-first-stunning-full-colour-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:15:58 +0000 The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has released five of its first science images, including an iconic nebula and glistening galaxies 2401441-euclid-space-telescope-releases-its-first-stunning-full-colour-images|2401441 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401527-the-sun-is-smaller-than-we-thought-it-was/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:25:09 +0000 Measurements of sound waves passing through the sun seem to confirm that it isn’t as big as we thought and we don’t fully understand its interior 2401527-the-sun-is-smaller-than-we-thought-it-was|2401527 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034632-300-walking-on-the-moon-candid-photos-from-astronaut-tim-peakes-new-book/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 From Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface to the first US spacewalk by Ed White, Tim Peake updates the story of “ordinary people doing extraordinary jobs” mg26034632-300-walking-on-the-moon-candid-photos-from-astronaut-tim-peakes-new-book|2400359 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401091-lucy-spacecraft-found-another-asteroid-behind-the-asteroid-dinkinesh/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:41:10 +0000 NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past its first asteroid, Dinkinesh, on 1 November, and the first images have shown that Dinkinesh has a second, even tinier, asteroid orbiting it 2401091-lucy-spacecraft-found-another-asteroid-behind-the-asteroid-dinkinesh|2401091 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034632-200-searching-for-life-on-mars-isnt-worth-the-risk-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The Mars Sample Return mission aims to retrieve samples of Martian rock and soil to look for signs of life – but a rethink is needed to ensure Earth’s biosecurity, says Paul Marks mg26034632-200-searching-for-life-on-mars-isnt-worth-the-risk-to-earth|2400358 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400337-nasas-lucy-spacecraft-is-hurtling-towards-the-tiny-asteroid-dinkinesh/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:21:06 +0000 The Lucy spacecraft will visit its first of 10 asteroids on 1 November – a small rock called Dinkinesh that will be used to test the scientific instruments for its mission to the Trojan asteroids 2400337-nasas-lucy-spacecraft-is-hurtling-towards-the-tiny-asteroid-dinkinesh|2400337 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400148-partial-lunar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-images-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:57:04 +0000 On 28 October, the full moon had a red tinge for viewers in the UK, the rest of Europe and those in Asia and Africa, created by Earth's shadow 2400148-partial-lunar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-images-around-the-world|2400148 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399067-mouse-embryos-have-been-grown-in-space-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:00:51 +0100 An experiment on the International Space Station suggests early embryo development isn't affected by the low-gravity, high-radiation conditions 2399067-mouse-embryos-have-been-grown-in-space-for-the-first-time|2399067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399802-strange-supernova-blasts-hint-we-have-glimpsed-a-black-holes-birth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:00:36 +0100 Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that it has become a compact object like a black hole or neutron star 2399802-strange-supernova-blasts-hint-we-have-glimpsed-a-black-holes-birth|2399802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399613-what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-of-the-full-moon-this-weekend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:57:45 +0100 The full moon on 28 October will have a red tinge for viewers in the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of the moon passes into Earth’s shadow 2399613-what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-of-the-full-moon-this-weekend|2399613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399530-ice-spewing-supervolcano-may-have-been-found-on-pluto/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:54:56 +0100 Images of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show a 44-kilometre-wide crater with hints of recent volcanic activity 2399530-ice-spewing-supervolcano-may-have-been-found-on-pluto|2399530 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399028-what-would-it-take-to-make-the-most-inhospitable-planet-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:31:24 +0100 Most of the planets discovered in the universe so far would be incredibly hostile for life, but Dead Planets Society is intent on creating one worse than any we’ve seen before 2399028-what-would-it-take-to-make-the-most-inhospitable-planet-for-life|2399028 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398865-oddly-bright-burst-may-mean-space-is-more-transparent-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:57 +0100 A gamma ray burst seen last year was so powerful that cosmologists might have to update their models of the universe 2398865-oddly-bright-burst-may-mean-space-is-more-transparent-than-we-thought|2398865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398867-the-moon-is-40-million-years-older-than-we-thought-it-was/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:36 +0100 A new look at the age of zircon crystals in a lunar rock sample brought back by NASA's Apollo 17 mission in 1972 has revealed that the moon formed at least 4.46 billion years ago 2398867-the-moon-is-40-million-years-older-than-we-thought-it-was|2398867 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398322-how-to-see-the-orionid-meteor-shower-in-october-and-november/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:12:12 +0100 The Orionids are flashes of light that appear in the sky every year when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet. On 21 October they will be visible from almost anywhere in the world 2398322-how-to-see-the-orionid-meteor-shower-in-october-and-november|2398322 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034611-100-how-to-spot-the-constellation-aquila-and-its-deep-sky-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Use the night sky pattern known as the summer triangle to help you track down Aquila, the eagle, and its collection of open star clusters, says Abigail Beall mg26034611-100-how-to-spot-the-constellation-aquila-and-its-deep-sky-objects|2397667 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398539-a-blast-of-radio-waves-hit-earth-after-travelling-for-8-billion-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:11 +0100 A huge burst of energy that has been travelling for more than half the age of the universe is powerful enough to microwave a bowl of popcorn twice the size of the sun 2398539-a-blast-of-radio-waves-hit-earth-after-travelling-for-8-billion-years|2398539 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Join us on an exhilarating tour of the Milky Way’s most spectacular sights – from a monstrous black hole and a river of dark matter to a diamond planet, primordial stars and a cosmic hall of mirrors mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy|2397666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397874-stunning-photo-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-is-our-best-in-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:52:13 +0100 NASA's Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter's moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface – and even better ones will come soon 2397874-stunning-photo-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-is-our-best-in-decades|2397874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398017-largest-quake-ever-seen-on-mars-points-to-surprising-seismic-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:01:00 +0100 Mars is generally thought of as being geologically dead, but a huge marsquake measured by NASA's InSight lander suggests otherwise 2398017-largest-quake-ever-seen-on-mars-points-to-surprising-seismic-activity|2398017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Scars of collisions with other universes could show up in radiation from the big bang. A new experiment aims to mimic these collisions and help us look for them mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse|2396600 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/2394269-how-to-spot-octobers-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-across-the-americas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:00:06 +0100 An annular solar eclipse, also known as a “ring of fire” eclipse because of the way the sun and moon line up, will be visible in the US, Central America and South America on 14 October 2394269-how-to-spot-octobers-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-across-the-americas|2394269 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397359-we-could-make-roads-on-the-moon-by-melting-lunar-dust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:00:39 +0100 Lunar dust can be melted with a laser to make a strong, glassy material – and a similar effect could be achieved by focusing sunlight with a lens 2397359-we-could-make-roads-on-the-moon-by-melting-lunar-dust|2397359 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396666-how-the-balloon-analogy-for-an-expanding-universe-is-almost-perfect/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 If space-time is expanding, then why does gravity seem to pull things together? Physics can be weird, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 2396666-how-the-balloon-analogy-for-an-expanding-universe-is-almost-perfect|2396666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397232-samples-from-asteroid-bennu-contain-the-key-ingredients-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:23:13 +0100 The asteroid Bennu was sampled by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission, which returned to Earth last month. Researchers have already begun studying the samples, and say they contain key ingredients of life 2397232-samples-from-asteroid-bennu-contain-the-key-ingredients-of-life|2397232 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397089-two-giant-planets-collided-and-vaporised-in-a-distant-star-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:00:49 +0100 A star behaving strangely was the first clue that astronomers were witnessing two Neptune-sized planets smashing into each other, creating a doughnut that may one day birth a new planet and moons 2397089-two-giant-planets-collided-and-vaporised-in-a-distant-star-system|2397089 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392930-nasas-psyche-mission-to-a-metal-asteroid-may-reveal-how-earth-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:00:30 +0100 The Psyche mission is scheduled to begin its journey to an asteroid of the same name on 13 October – it could help us understand Earth’s core and how our planet formed 2392930-nasas-psyche-mission-to-a-metal-asteroid-may-reveal-how-earth-formed|2392930 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396118-how-to-see-the-draconid-meteor-shower-peak-tonight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:00:26 +0100 The Draconid meteor shower is happening between 6 and 10 October, peaking on 9 October, and you should be able to see it if you are in the northern hemisphere 2396118-how-to-see-the-draconid-meteor-shower-peak-tonight|2396118 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396204-slicing-the-moon-in-half-would-be-disastrous-for-earth-but-beautiful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:00:24 +0100 The moon can be a scourge for astronomers, so the Dead Planets Society has figured out how to destroy it, with consequences both disastrous and visually stunning 2396204-slicing-the-moon-in-half-would-be-disastrous-for-earth-but-beautiful|2396204 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396580-iss-livestream-watch-a-live-link-up-with-astronaut-andreas-mogensen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:04:03 +0100 ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander on the International Space Station, answers questions from students at New Scientist Live ahead of him doing his first spacewalk on Thursday 2396580-iss-livestream-watch-a-live-link-up-with-astronaut-andreas-mogensen|2396580 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395992-how-asteroids-can-help-us-understand-our-place-in-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:00:09 +0100 With the recent launch of the Psyche mission and the return of samples from the asteroid Bennu, asteroids are all the rage – but if they're just big rocks floating in the void, why do scientists care so much about them? 2395992-how-asteroids-can-help-us-understand-our-place-in-the-cosmos|2395992 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396456-largest-known-solar-storm-struck-earth-14300-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0100 By comparing the rings of 140 trees buried in the bank of a French river, researchers estimate that the largest solar storm that we know of occurred 14,300 years ago 2396456-largest-known-solar-storm-struck-earth-14300-years-ago|2396456 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396025-jwst-should-soon-glimpse-the-very-first-stars-born-after-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:00:36 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope is looking ever further back in the universe’s history and the unexpected high luminosity of the sources it sees hints that the way we think stars form from gas in the early universe may need revision, astrophysicist Richard Ellis has revealed at New Scientist Live 2396025-jwst-should-soon-glimpse-the-very-first-stars-born-after-the-big-bang|2396025 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395744-why-trying-to-photograph-a-black-hole-was-a-massive-gamble/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sat, 07 Oct 2023 17:35:27 +0100 Astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope project didn't know if their attempt to photograph a black hole would pay off, Luciano Rezzolla tells New Scientist Live 2395744-why-trying-to-photograph-a-black-hole-was-a-massive-gamble|2395744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934590-700-a-glimpse-inside-how-the-james-webb-space-telescope-was-put-together/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Three decades in the making, JWST is one of the most ambitious space projects ever embarked on. These photographs, from a new book, Inside the Star Factory, show how it was developed mg25934590-700-a-glimpse-inside-how-the-james-webb-space-telescope-was-put-together|2395265 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395033-how-the-end-of-the-universe-was-completely-rewritten/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:00:25 +0100 Cosmologists in the 1960s thought they had the end of the universe worked out – then an unknown PhD student called Beatrice Hill Tinsley upended it all 2395033-how-the-end-of-the-universe-was-completely-rewritten|2395033 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395991-amazon-is-launching-its-first-internet-satellites-to-rival-starlink/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:23 +0100 Project Kuiper is Amazon's answer to SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, and the first prototype spacecraft are due to launch on 6 October 2395991-amazon-is-launching-its-first-internet-satellites-to-rival-starlink|2395991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396104-astronomers-spotted-the-highest-energy-light-ever-seen-from-a-pulsar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:00:18 +0100 Gamma rays with energies upwards of 20 teraelectronvolts have been recorded from the Vela pulsar – 20 times higher than any other light ever seen from one of these odd stars 2396104-astronomers-spotted-the-highest-energy-light-ever-seen-from-a-pulsar|2396104 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395070-water-may-be-forming-on-the-moon-thanks-to-earths-magnetic-field/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0100 For a few days each month, as the full moon sweeps through the stretched-out tail of Earth’s magnetic field, high-energy electrons seem to be helping form water molecules on the lunar surface 2395070-water-may-be-forming-on-the-moon-thanks-to-earths-magnetic-field|2395070 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395238-astronomers-alarmed-by-satellite-that-outshines-all-but-seven-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:29 +0100 Observations collected from telescopes around the world confirm that the communications satellite BlueWalker 3 outshines all but seven stars, posing huge problems for astronomy 2395238-astronomers-alarmed-by-satellite-that-outshines-all-but-seven-stars|2395238 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394923-these-are-the-next-comets-that-will-be-visible-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:00:01 +0100 Three comets named Hartley, Encke and Tsuchinshan will pass by the sun in the next few months and be visible from Earth. Here’s how you can spot them 2394923-these-are-the-next-comets-that-will-be-visible-in-2023|2394923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393462-students-search-desert-for-lost-rocket-after-attempted-launch-to-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:21:22 +0100 KSP’s chairman Shapol M says he is nervous but confident ahead of the launch. "The rocket is going together nicely, but we need to be careful with everything. We'll hopefully put in the engines soon. The best thing about Mojave is that the weather is almost always good, but we're trying to launch early in the morning before the winds pick up." 2393462-students-search-desert-for-lost-rocket-after-attempted-launch-to-space|2393462 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394254-distant-galaxies-are-gobbling-up-an-unexpected-amount-of-gas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:00:20 +0100 Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the most distant galaxies are being “watered down” with pristine gas from their surroundings far more than nearby ones 2394254-distant-galaxies-are-gobbling-up-an-unexpected-amount-of-gas|2394254 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394136-how-to-see-the-northern-lights-this-winter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:34:51 +0100 The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are expected to be stronger than they have been for at least a decade over the next few months. Here is how to spot them 2394136-how-to-see-the-northern-lights-this-winter|2394136 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394065-is-it-possible-to-turn-venus-from-boiling-hellscape-to-liveable-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:27:08 +0100 Venus is remarkably similar to Earth in many ways, but saying its surface is unsuitable for life is a drastic understatement. In this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts attempt to fix it 2394065-is-it-possible-to-turn-venus-from-boiling-hellscape-to-liveable-world|2394065 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393888-this-is-the-best-place-to-build-a-moon-base/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:00:46 +0100 By looking at the amount of sunlight and shade available, which are both important factors in supplying a lunar settlement with power and water, researchers have found the perfect location for a moon base 2393888-this-is-the-best-place-to-build-a-moon-base|2393888 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393860-hopes-fade-for-renewed-contact-with-indias-chandrayaan-3-moon-lander/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:46:35 +0100 Mission engineers had hoped that the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover could survive the freezing lunar night, but the sun rose on their landing site on 22 September and there have been no signals from the craft 2393860-hopes-fade-for-renewed-contact-with-indias-chandrayaan-3-moon-lander|2393860 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2393982-worlds-best-space-images-from-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:17:26 +0100 See the world's best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 photo competition 2393982-worlds-best-space-images-from-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2023|2393982 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393877-samples-from-asteroid-bennu-brought-back-to-earth-by-nasas-osiris-rex/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:10:29 +0100 Precious samples from the asteroid Bennu have returned to Earth, where researchers hope to use them to learn more about the origins of the solar system 2393877-samples-from-asteroid-bennu-brought-back-to-earth-by-nasas-osiris-rex|2393877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of stars fuelled by the annihilation of dark matter particles. If true, it could solve the cosmic mystery of how supermassive black holes appeared so early mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter|2392545 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393522-no-sign-of-chandrayaan-3-as-india-searches-for-sleeping-moon-mission/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:46:30 +0100 The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which together make up India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, went to sleep two weeks ago to survive the freezing lunar night 2393522-no-sign-of-chandrayaan-3-as-india-searches-for-sleeping-moon-mission|2393522 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393445-last-chance-to-see-comet-nishimura-before-it-vanishes-for-400-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:28:36 +0100 The comet Nishimura is heading away from the sun and on to the outer reaches of the solar system, so you'll need to be quick if you want to catch a glimpse 2393445-last-chance-to-see-comet-nishimura-before-it-vanishes-for-400-years|2393445 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393584-osiris-rex-is-about-to-fling-samples-of-the-asteroid-bennu-at-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:00:54 +0100 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is about to hurtle past Earth, and if all goes well it will drop its samples from the asteroid Bennu in the Utah desert on 24 September 2393584-osiris-rex-is-about-to-fling-samples-of-the-asteroid-bennu-at-earth|2393584 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392977-we-can-only-predict-star-motion-in-the-milky-ways-heart-for-462-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:22 +0100 Chaos in the interactions between stars near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole makes it impossible to predict their trajectories after about 462 years, much shorter than expected 2392977-we-can-only-predict-star-motion-in-the-milky-ways-heart-for-462-years|2392977 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393349-europas-underground-ocean-seems-to-have-the-carbon-necessary-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:00:48 +0100 Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown carbon dioxide on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa – that’s a good sign for the habitability of its buried seas 2393349-europas-underground-ocean-seems-to-have-the-carbon-necessary-for-life|2393349 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392713-eris-and-makemake-might-be-hiding-unexpected-oceans-of-liquid-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:00:25 +0100 Dwarf planets aren’t expected to carry liquid water, but hints of surprising geological activity spotted with JWST indicate that some of them might have buried oceans 2392713-eris-and-makemake-might-be-hiding-unexpected-oceans-of-liquid-water|2392713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934561-800-its-a-great-time-to-see-the-cygnus-constellation-heres-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 You can currently see Cygnus and its lovely stars, including stunning double star Albireo, from almost anywhere in the world, says Abigail Beall mg25934561-800-its-a-great-time-to-see-the-cygnus-constellation-heres-how|2391532 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391582-how-to-spot-green-comet-nishimura-in-the-skies-this-week/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:38:14 +0100 Comet Nishimura, which was discovered just a month ago, is about to make its closest approach to the sun, giving people in the northern hemisphere a great chance of a sighting 2391582-how-to-spot-green-comet-nishimura-in-the-skies-this-week|2391582 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392360-data-leak-means-anyone-can-see-when-astronauts-urinate-on-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:48:21 +0100 A security researcher has found an old data feed that reveals how full the urine tank on the International Space Station is, allowing them to track when astronauts use the toilet 2392360-data-leak-means-anyone-can-see-when-astronauts-urinate-on-the-iss|2392360 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392326-jwst-has-taken-an-astonishing-image-of-a-baby-star-with-powerful-jets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:41:59 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a young star spewing out powerful winds that have created a pair of stunning, colourful jets 2392326-jwst-has-taken-an-astonishing-image-of-a-baby-star-with-powerful-jets|2392326 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391589-reusable-rocket-built-by-students-is-about-to-launch-to-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:12:28 +0100 The Karman Space Programme, set up by students at Imperial College London, will attempt to launch its Aurora rocket to an altitude of 100 kilometres, the generally accepted boundary of space 2391589-reusable-rocket-built-by-students-is-about-to-launch-to-space|2391589 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391777-the-earliest-black-holes-seen-by-jwst-appear-to-be-unusually-massive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:16:22 +0100 Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest supermassive black holes from the early universe are more massive in relation to their galaxies compared with those near us 2391777-the-earliest-black-holes-seen-by-jwst-appear-to-be-unusually-massive|2391777 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391292-could-we-tweak-the-solar-system-to-make-pluto-a-planet-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:03:08 +0100 Pluto officially lost its planethood in 2006, and this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about bringing it back by making it bigger, faster and better than ever 2391292-could-we-tweak-the-solar-system-to-make-pluto-a-planet-again|2391292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391414-the-universes-evolution-seems-to-be-slowing-and-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:38:15 +0100 The development of cosmic structure – the huge strands of galaxies and caverns of emptiness that make up our universe – seems to be slowing down more than expected. That could mean there is something wrong with our understanding of the universe 2391414-the-universes-evolution-seems-to-be-slowing-and-we-dont-know-why|2391414 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391065-why-its-a-big-deal-that-india-beat-russia-in-the-new-race-to-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:00:08 +0100 The success of the Indian Space Research Organisation mission to the moon places India as a capable up-and-comer in the space industry, and may inspire other nations with relatively new space agencies to follow suit 2391065-why-its-a-big-deal-that-india-beat-russia-in-the-new-race-to-the-moon|2391065 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391083-asteroid-hit-by-nasa-spacecraft-is-behaving-unexpectedly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:49 +0100 When NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, the goal was to shorten the space rock's orbit around its parent asteroid. The mission succeeded - but Dimorphos' orbit has continued to shrink and it isn't clear why 2391083-asteroid-hit-by-nasa-spacecraft-is-behaving-unexpectedly|2391083 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391084-japan-launches-moon-lander-and-x-ray-space-telescope-on-same-rocket/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:49:47 +0100 The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe and XRISM X-ray space telescope blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on 7 September, sharing the same rocket to orbit 2391084-japan-launches-moon-lander-and-x-ray-space-telescope-on-same-rocket|2391084