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'Monster' planet discovered orbiting tiny star
Nov 1, 2017The planet, which is much too big for its star, defies our current understanding of planetary formation.
Mysterious object could be interstellar visitor
Oct 27, 2017For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted what is thought to be a visitor from a distant star system.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
Oct 27, 2017Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
Hawking's PhD thesis released for free online
Oct 23, 2017The world-famous physicist hopes that his doctorate will encourage people to 'look up at the stars'.
Neutron star smash signals major breakthrough
VIDEO Oct 16, 2017For the first time ever, gravitational waves and light have been picked up from the same cosmic event.
Man captures footage of a 'walking' starfish
VIDEO Oct 9, 2017Zeb Hallock managed to record the star-shaped echinoderm ambling along a beach in North Carolina.
Could dust explain 'alien megastructure' star ?
Oct 5, 2017A new study has cast doubt on the idea that astronomers have discovered a large alien structure in space.
Saudi Arabian textbook shows Yoda at the UN
Sep 23, 2017A doctored image of Yoda at the United Nations has somehow ended up in a history textbook.
The snow leopard is no longer 'endangered'
Sep 15, 2017The species, which has long teetered on the edge of extinction, is finally starting to make a comeback.
Titanium oxide detected on extrasolar planet
Sep 14, 2017For the first time, astronomers have picked up signs of titanium oxide on a distant extrasolar world.
15 mystery high-energy radio bursts detected
Aug 31, 2017The unidentified radio pulses were picked up from an unknown source in a distant part of the universe.
Real-life Matrix gets $27 million in funding
VIDEO Aug 27, 2017Elon Musk's recent startup Neuralink is aiming to find a way to merge the human brain with a computer.
Best ever image of a distant star revealed
VIDEO Aug 27, 2017Astronomers have managed to piece together an incredibly detailed image of a distant supergiant star.
Firm set to put a cellphone tower on the Moon
Aug 16, 2017A German startup is aiming to land rovers on the Moon that will communicate using cellphone technology.
'Metal starfish' discovered in Rhode Island
VIDEO Aug 12, 2017A mysterious object found in the surf on a beach in Westerly has been raising eyebrows this week.
'Alien' actor claims he has encountered aliens
Aug 1, 2017Yaphet Kotto, who starred in Ridley Scott's 1979 movie 'Alien', has had close encounters of his own.
Toilets chase pedestrians through Moscow
Jul 2, 2017A recent bout of stormy weather in Russia caused portable toilets to start careening down the street.
Man sells salvaged R2-D2 for $2.76 million
VIDEO Jun 29, 2017A Star Wars enthusiast from the UK has made a tidy profit by rebuilding the droid from spare parts.
Mystery of Dubai Marina's orange water solved
Jun 25, 2017The alarm was raised in Dubai last week after the water started to turn a disconcerting orange color.
'Star Chip' could reach Earth 2.0 in 20 years
Jun 21, 2017Stephen Hawking is hoping to send a space probe to a potentially habitable world around Alpha Centauri.
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