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This ultrahot Jupiter-like exoplanet has a glowing stratosphere
For the first time, a glowing giant exoplanet has been found surrounded by an atmosphere similar to Earth’s. The planet … More
What is the meaning of life? WIRED (tries to) explain
Whether you are on your way to work on a rainy morning, lying awake at night unable to sleep, or … More
Black holes lurking at the centre of galaxies could kill stars
The Universe looks very different today compared to how it looked 12 billion years ago. Galaxies once ‘hotspots’ where billions of stars … More
Tides on exoplanets could drive alien biological clocks
Worlds with a permanent day and night side aren’t obvious places to look in the search for extraterrestrial life. Apart from … More
The beautiful way stars form out of clumps of gas is visualised for the first time
It may look like an abstract shape from a fuzzy space photograph, but a graph published today reveals a fresh insight into … 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
You can now send your loved one’s ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket
A company hoping to send people’s ashes into space has announced its next mission will be on board a SpaceX … More
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