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'Ghost' galaxy discovered outside Milky Way
Nov 14, 2018Scientists studying data from the Gaia satellite have identified a massive 'ghost' galaxy lurking nearby.
Could intelligent aliens move entire stars ?
Jun 20, 2018A new theory suggests that an intelligent alien civilization may try to collect and store stars for energy.
More distant Earth-sized worlds discovered
Jun 9, 2018Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
Planet-hunting probe captures first image
VIDEO May 20, 2018NASA's new spacecraft has returned a breathtaking two-second exposure which features over 200,000 stars.
Mystery surrounds formation of high-mass stars
Apr 30, 2018Contrary to our understanding of star formation, large stars don't appear to form the same way as smaller ones.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
Apr 29, 2018Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
Star map update to feature 1.7 billion stars
Apr 26, 2018Astronomers from ESA's Gaia mission will tomorrow release the largest map of our galaxy ever created.
Astronomers detect signal from the first stars
VIDEO Feb 28, 2018A table-sized antenna has picked up the fingerprints of the first ever stars to emerge after the Big Bang.
Huge black holes regulate star formation
Jan 2, 2018Scientists have found the first direct evidence that supermassive black holes control the formation of stars.
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.
Did the Sun once have a companion star ?
Jun 14, 2017New evidence has suggested that all the sunlike stars in the universe may have formed together in pairs.
Astronomers see a star warp another's light
Jun 7, 2017Astronomers have observed a distant white dwarf star shifting the position of another star in the sky.
Scientists find hottest known extrasolar world
Jun 5, 2017At twice the size of Jupiter, KELT-9b experiences temperatures in excess of 4300 degrees Celsius.
Black holes are able to swallow stars whole
May 31, 2017New evidence has been found to support the idea that matter vanishes when it falls in to a black hole.
Scientists discover 60 new extrasolar planets
Feb 14, 2017The significant haul of new worlds includes a potentially habitable 'super-Earth' with a rocky surface.
Hawking and NASA develop interstellar probe
Dec 12, 2016Professor Stephen Hawking has teamed up with NASA to design and develop an interstellar nano-starship.
Could alien life thrive on brown dwarf stars?
Dec 4, 2016Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
Color flashing stars could be evidence of ET
Oct 31, 2016Two Canadian astronomers have found possible signs that an alien civilization is trying to communicate.
ESA reveals most detailed Milky Way map ever
Sep 15, 2016The European Space Agency has unveiled a map of our galaxy charting the positions of 1.1 billion stars.
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