The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors
I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for…
Reborn black hole seen erupting across 1 million light-years of space like a cosmic volcano
Astronomers have discovered a once-dormant supermassive black hole springing back to life in a very dramatic and spectacular…
NASA Found a Planet That Rains Glass at 5,400 MPH, And It Looks Like Earth
It looks like a sapphire jewel in space, but HD 189733b is anything but serene. With winds reaching…
The EGT Programme: your road to space
Agency 19/01/2026 5633 views 19 likes Dreaming of a career in space? The 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee opportunities…
China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video)
China is getting close to launching a large space telescope to orbit along with its Tiangong space station,…
Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars
Mars may have once possessed an ocean at least as large as Earth’s Arctic Ocean, a new study…
Proba-3: our eyes on the Sun’s inner corona
The Sun’s inner corona, the hottest part of our star’s atmosphere, appears faint yellow in this time-lapse made…
China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
In a historic blow to its space programme, China suffered two rocket launch failures in a single day…
Chinese Astronauts Brave Underground Cave In Intense Space Simulation Training
Twenty-eight Chinese astronauts have just completed a highly demanding cave-training mission designed to replicate the psychological and physical…
Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: ‘We definitely need to know more’
Sometimes, even the most familiar astronomical objects can hold surprises for researchers. Take the well-known Ring Nebula, which…
NASA’s Giant Balloons Over Antarctica Just Made A Breakthrough In The Hunt For Dark Matter
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful long-duration balloon flights…
Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare as huge CME races toward Earth, impact possible within 24 hours
Full-halo CME from the X1.9 flare. The three bright specks of light (left to right) are Venus, Mercury…