The future of space travel is looking increasingly private. Next year, out of four planned missions to land a rover … More

When a massive star, more than eight times the mass of our Sun, runs out of fuel to keep it … More

Last week, the first comet or asteroid to come to our solar system form somewhere else was discovered. At first, astronomers were … More

It’s been a big few weeks for physics. First, in what is probably the announcement of the year, we managed … More

The gender divide in science is well documented. Not only do fewer females study science subjects at school and University, … More

About 130 million years ago, two stars measuring 12 miles across but containing more mass than held in our Sun … More

Gravitational waves produced by two neutron stars colliding have been detected for the first time. The detection, by the Ligo … More

In January 2016, a pair of astronomers published a paper that changed the direction of modern astronomy. The paper predicted … More

A completely new kind of atomic clock could change the way we calculate time. Unlike an atomic clock, which uses … More

When it was released in 1982, Blade Runner painted a picture of a dystopian near-future in which humans lived alongside machines. These … More