It may look like an abstract shape from a fuzzy space photograph, but a graph published today reveals a fresh insight into … More
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Who needs a DSLR when you’ve got a photo-taking car?
Can a car take beautiful photographs? Driving around the streets of Copenhagen on the coldest May evening in 20 years, … More
The Milky Way’s fastest stars could have escaped from nearby galaxies
At the very edge of our galaxy, some stars are moving fast enough that they have the energy needed to escape … More
A pair of ‘dancing’ black holes has been spotted circling each other for the first time
It might seem an unfathomably large distance, but in the scale of the Universe, 24 light years is a mere stone’s … More
This gecko-inspired robot could finally help us clean up space
The vacuum of space around Earth is not as desolate as you might think. Around 500,000 pieces of human-made debris orbit our … More
Scientists have created light a billion times brighter than the Sun
A light one billion times brighter than the surface of the Sun has now been created in a lab, making it the … More
Scientists just took a major step towards achieving nuclear fusion
With the potential to provide almost limitless energy, free of any radioactive by-product or greenhouse gases, nuclear fusion is the goal many … More
Nasa has found 10 new planets that could host alien life
Ten potentially habitable worlds have been announced today by Nasa. They are part of a group of 219 exoplanets revealed … More
Quantum-encrypted communication satellites could be a reality within five years
A laser in space has measured quantum states on Earth, 38,000km away, for the first time. This means a network … More
The multi-dimensional universe hiding inside your head
A fabric of complex structures in our brain could be the key to understanding how the organ works, according to … More
Abigail Beall 