Black hole seen escaping after a collision for the first time
A newborn black hole has been caught speeding away from its birth site at about 112,000 miles per…
Wiltshire councillor asks which bin dead pet should go in
Wiltshire Council’s environment select committee was discussing the results of a survey into the contents of people’s bins…
Our Sun may have migrated across the Milky Way
Scientists have identified evidence that the Sun migrated outward through the Milky Way as part of a large-scale…
Hawaii faces flash flooding, blizzard conditions and landslides with more rain to come | US news
Rain continued falling in Hawaii on Sunday where a strong storm brought flash flooding, blizzard conditions and landslides…
The Sun’s Great Escape – Universe Today
Our Sun is a middle aged, average star sitting in an unremarkable corner of the Milky Way. It…
Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe’s brightest exploding stars
Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar — a highly magnetized, spinning neutron…
Thales Alenia Space Selects US Provider to Develop Lunar Habitat Wheels
Credit: Thales Alenia Space / ASI / Astrobotic Thales Alenia Space has awarded a contract to US-based Astrobotic…
New ‘vacuum ultraviolet’ laser is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing tech
The vacuum ultraviolet region is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between X-rays and visible light. It…
Hydrogen atmospheres could keep exomoons habitable for billions of years
There is a category of planet that belongs to no star. It was thrown clear of its solar…
Inside the quantum loop: New tool cracks a long-standing physics mystery
Superconductors are among the most puzzling materials in physics. They conduct electricity with zero resistance, but only under…
It’s almost the size of the US, spans 11 countries and is home to a creature that looks like a sabre-toothed sausage
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning 9.2 million square kilometres (3.6 million square…
NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
Mars looks very different today than it did billions of years ago. Scientists believe the planet once had…