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Red view of the Soul Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image

Webb uncovers an icier side to space

© NASA; ESA; CSA The James Webb Space

Gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

© DECaPS2; DOE; FNAL; DECam; CTIO; NOIRLab; NSF;

New aurorae detected on Jupiter’s four largest moons

Reported by Robert Lea

Physicists mimic the gravity inside the Sun using sound waves

Physicists have replicated the kind of gravitational field

Ingenuity aces its 43rd Mars flight – its longest in ten months

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flew yet again on 16

NASA names a Moon mountain after Black mathematician and ‘hidden figure’

NASA named a huge Moon landmark after a

TIME IS IT AN IILUSION?

TIME IS ONE OF THE MOST PUZZLING PHENOMENA IN THE UNIVERSE. HERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST IDEAS ABOUT ITS NATURE AND ORIGINS

MICROBOT EXPLORERS

A new generation of all-access planetary probes will delve further than ever before

“Finding life elsewhere is critical”

The man known as Dr Z stepped down as head of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate on 31 December 2022, having served in the post for six years – a longer continuous term than any of his predecessors

ANDROMEDA CRASH TRIGGERED A MASS GALACTIC MIGRATION 2 BILLION YEARS AGO

The influx of stars into our neighbouring galaxy reflects a violent event in the Milky Way’s past

18 SPACE APPS YOU’VE GOT TO DOWNLOAD

From planetariums to telescope control, be prepared for all things space and astronomy at the touch of a button Written by Nick Howes

DWARF PLANET HAS A MYSTERIOUS RING

The feature is so far from the world’s surface that its material should have coalesced into a moon… but somehow, it didn’t

SPACE LAB ANTARCTICA

Antarctica may be at the bottom of the world, but as the coldest, driest and highest continent on Earth, it’s ideal for observing the universe

WHERE DO COSMIC RAYS COME FROM?

These high-energy particles can tell us much about the universe, but how do we detect them?

SPACE LAB AT THE SOUTH POLE

A lot of space science is happening in Antarctica

PUFFY HELIUM PLANETS COULD EXPLAIN AN EXOPLANET SIZE MYSTERY

The fate of Neptune-like worlds that migrate close to their stars is to be whittled away by stellar radiation

WHY IS MARS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE?

A mantle plume may be causing volcanic and seismic activity on the Red Planet

PUSHING UP THE PLANET

How an active mantle plume can push the surface of Mars

‘PNEUMOPLANET’ INFLATABLE MOON HABITAT COULD HOUSE 32 ASTRONAUTS

Humanity is going back to the Moon to stay, and we might have a way to live there long term

How did we find an ocean on Enceladus?

© Getty; The first confirmation that there was

Is there life on other planets in the Solar System?

Probes haven’t found any life out there yet

Whose idea was it to make GPS?

GPS is found on many devices today There

What are neutrinos?

©; Getty; Neutrinos are one of the most

Why is string theory so important?

String theory remains purely hypothetical String theory is

How hard is it to find a comet?

Some comets can get close to Earth in

Where on Earth can I go meteorite hunting?

Small meteorites fall to Earth all the time,

MERCURY

Some seasoned astronomers have never seen this small planet. Here’s how you can...

HOW THE PLANETS WOULD LOOK...

…if they were at the same distance from Earth as the Moon, and how it would affect our planet

EXTREMESTARS

From the biggest and brightest to the smallest and dimmest, we take a look at some stellar extremes

Falling down a BLACK HOLE and ten other space experiences

What would it feel like to visit some of the strangest places in space?

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

What to look out for during this observing period

PLANETARIUM

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THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

Easter brings a feast of planets in the evening sky

MAIRAN

Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour Plato, Mairan is well worth a look on a clear night

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

Lone stars and globular clusters are among the treats on view in spring

THE ‘REALM OF THE GALAXIES’

Evenings reveal a gaggle of must-see structures when we look out into deep space in the direction of one of the most well-known constellations

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Some bright stars of winter still linger after sunset

SONY A6600

Does Sony’s latest APS-C camera live up to the high standard set by its predecessor?

IN THE SHOPS

The best telescopes for viewing Solar System planets

NEIL ARMSTRONG

Armstrong’s legacy as the first human on the Moon will forever be remembered