New Scientist - Space https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440922-lunar-samples-reveal-exactly-when-the-moons-largest-crater-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:00:23 +0100 By analysing lunar samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers calculated exactly when – and why – the moon was once covered with magma 2440922-lunar-samples-reveal-exactly-when-the-moons-largest-crater-formed|2440922 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441002-moon-bases-will-need-to-be-3-metres-underground-to-avoid-radiation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:37:55 +0100 To keep long-term moon residents safe from harmful radiation, lunar bases will need to be built several metres under the surface or inside caves or lava tubes 2441002-moon-bases-will-need-to-be-3-metres-underground-to-avoid-radiation|2441002 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440825-could-we-set-uranus-on-fire-to-steal-its-hidden-diamonds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:04:30 +0100 It would be tricky to burn away the outer layers of Uranus, but doing so could reveal a possible stash of gems – in this episode of Dead Planets Society, the hosts reveal a relatively simpler technique to rob the ice giant 2440825-could-we-set-uranus-on-fire-to-steal-its-hidden-diamonds|2440825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440552-universes-missing-matter-may-be-explained-by-galaxies-leaking-gas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:08:19 +0100 The gas that surrounds galaxies appears to be more spread out than previously thought – and this could help solve a mystery over missing matter 2440552-universes-missing-matter-may-be-explained-by-galaxies-leaking-gas|2440552 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440317-zombie-galaxy-came-back-to-life-after-20-million-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:08:58 +0100 Galaxies that stop making stars don’t usually start up again, but now we’ve seen one wake from the dead for the first time – and it may explain what we’ve got wrong about galaxies in the early universe 2440317-zombie-galaxy-came-back-to-life-after-20-million-years|2440317 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440243-nasas-cancelled-moon-rover-calls-2026-crewed-landing-into-question/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:43:11 +0100 The VIPER moon rover was due to launch in 2025 but NASA has suddenly cancelled it, citing budgetary issues, despite the spacecraft being fully built 2440243-nasas-cancelled-moon-rover-calls-2026-crewed-landing-into-question|2440243 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439695-moon-of-saturn-has-an-equivalent-of-freshwater-rivers-and-salty-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:15 +0100 The liquid hydrocarbon seas, lakes and rivers on Titan have varying compositions and signs of active tides or currents 2439695-moon-of-saturn-has-an-equivalent-of-freshwater-rivers-and-salty-oceans|2439695 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439791-how-to-watch-2024s-spectacular-perseid-meteor-shower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:38:19 +0100 The Perseid meteor shower lasts from mid-July until the end of August, and it is one of the most impressive displays of shooting stars there is – here is your guide to spotting it 2439791-how-to-watch-2024s-spectacular-perseid-meteor-shower|2439791 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439717-a-new-formula-for-defining-a-planet-still-keeps-pluto-out-of-the-club/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:41:51 +0100 The official definition of a planet, which famously saw Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, doesn't really work for worlds outside of our solar system. Now there is a fix – but Pluto is still left out 2439717-a-new-formula-for-defining-a-planet-still-keeps-pluto-out-of-the-club|2439717 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439470-deep-pit-on-moon-may-be-entrance-to-cave-that-could-act-as-lunar-base/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:26 +0100 We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future astronauts from dangerous radiation 2439470-deep-pit-on-moon-may-be-entrance-to-cave-that-could-act-as-lunar-base|2439470 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth|2439501 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334990-500-these-stunning-images-made-the-shortlist-for-space-photo-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 See some of the dazzling pictures that were shortlisted for the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition mg26334990-500-these-stunning-images-made-the-shortlist-for-space-photo-competition|2438720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436542-astronauts-could-drink-their-own-urine-with-water-recycling-spacesuit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:38 +0100 When astronauts go on a spacewalk, their urine is collected by what is essentially a large diaper before being thrown away, and they have less than a litre of drinking water available - but a new kind of spacesuit could solve both issues 2436542-astronauts-could-drink-their-own-urine-with-water-recycling-spacesuit|2436542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437748-how-tiny-black-holes-would-behave-inside-the-sun-earth-and-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:05:43 +0100 In this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts place primordial black holes in a variety of objects with surprising results 2437748-how-tiny-black-holes-would-behave-inside-the-sun-earth-and-us|2437748 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438607-ariane-6-rocket-launch-what-is-it-and-when-is-it-happening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:45:47 +0100 Europe is set to regain its capacity to launch satellites into space when the Ariane 6 rocket finally flies after years of delays 2438607-ariane-6-rocket-launch-what-is-it-and-when-is-it-happening|2438607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438474-read-an-extract-from-tade-thompsons-science-fiction-novel-rosewater/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:00:18 +0100 In this tantalising extract from Tade Thompson’s novel Rosewater, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Kaaro and learn about the psychic powers he has had since an alien invasion 2438474-read-an-extract-from-tade-thompsons-science-fiction-novel-rosewater|2438474 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437761-moss-that-survives-deep-freeze-and-radiation-could-live-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:30:25 +0100 Syntrichia caninervis is found in some of the most extreme places on Earth and can survive conditions that would kill almost any other organism, making it a potential candidate for colonising Mars 2437761-moss-that-survives-deep-freeze-and-radiation-could-live-on-mars|2437761 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234972-000-get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 So bright you'll be able to see it without a telescope, a “new” star system, T Coronae Borealis, will become visible for the first time in 80 years between now and September. Abigail Beall explains where to spot it mg26234972-000-get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life|2436737 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437577-time-ticks-faster-on-the-moon-by-57-microseconds-per-earth-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:00:59 +0100 With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so slightly faster on the lunar surface, which can affect navigation 2437577-time-ticks-faster-on-the-moon-by-57-microseconds-per-earth-day|2437577 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:55:00 +0100 We may never know what lies beyond the boundaries of the observable universe, but the fabric of the cosmos can tell us whether the universe is infinite or not mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us|2436680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437145-little-red-dot-galaxies-are-breaking-theories-of-cosmic-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:48 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted hundreds of odd, distant galaxies that seem to either produce an impossible amount of stars or host black holes far more enormous than they should be 2437145-little-red-dot-galaxies-are-breaking-theories-of-cosmic-evolution|2437145 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space|2436686 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million light years in each direction mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe|2436684 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life|2436683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436592-what-would-happen-if-earth-was-the-centre-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:56:40 +0100 Geocentrism, the idea that everything in the universe revolves around Earth, has long been disproven, but this episode of Dead Planets Society is bringing it back with cataclysmic consequences 2436592-what-would-happen-if-earth-was-the-centre-of-the-solar-system|2436592 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436868-chinas-change-6-returns-with-first-rocks-from-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:15:17 +0100 The Chinese lunar spacecraft Chang’e 6 has touched down in Inner Mongolia, bringing back to Earth the first rock samples from the moon's far side 2436868-chinas-change-6-returns-with-first-rocks-from-far-side-of-the-moon|2436868 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436656-mercury-may-have-a-layer-of-diamond-beneath-its-grey-surface/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:00:52 +0100 When the planet Mercury formed 4 billion years ago, conditions may have been just right to form a thick layer of diamonds below its surface 2436656-mercury-may-have-a-layer-of-diamond-beneath-its-grey-surface|2436656 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436530-jupiters-great-red-spot-may-have-disappeared-and-reformed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:44:27 +0100 The Earth-sized storm on Jupiter known as the red spot was thought by many to have been first observed in 1665, but it turns out that may have been an entirely different enormous storm, with today's storm dating back only to 1831 2436530-jupiters-great-red-spot-may-have-disappeared-and-reformed|2436530 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The New Horizons mission to Pluto, now zooming out of the Kuiper belt, has made a discovery that could upend what we know about where the solar system ends mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system|2435940 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436514-stunning-jwst-image-proves-we-were-right-about-how-young-stars-form/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:59:38 +0100 It has long been thought that young stars forming near each other will be aligned in terms of their rotation, and observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have offered confirmation 2436514-stunning-jwst-image-proves-we-were-right-about-how-young-stars-form|2436514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436305-saturns-moon-titan-is-experiencing-coastal-erosion-from-methane-seas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:00:56 +0100 Saturn’s moon Titan has coastlines matching ones on Earth that have been carved by waves, hinting that Titan’s hydrocarbon seas and lakes also has them 2436305-saturns-moon-titan-is-experiencing-coastal-erosion-from-methane-seas|2436305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436032-pluto-and-the-largest-moon-of-neptune-might-be-siblings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:00:51 +0100 The chemical composition of Pluto and Triton suggests they originated in the same region of the outer solar system before the latter was pulled into Neptune’s orbit 2436032-pluto-and-the-largest-moon-of-neptune-might-be-siblings|2436032 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435617-jwst-spotted-an-incredible-number-of-supernovae-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:08 +0100 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have increased the number of known supernovae in the early universe by a factor of 10 and found the most distant one ever confirmed 2435617-jwst-spotted-an-incredible-number-of-supernovae-in-the-early-universe|2435617 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435613-einsteins-theory-was-wrong-about-black-holes-made-out-of-light/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:18:19 +0100 The theory of relativity predicts black holes should be able to form from light alone, but incorporating quantum effects makes it impossible 2435613-einsteins-theory-was-wrong-about-black-holes-made-out-of-light|2435613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234952-200-spellbinding-shots-capture-the-milky-way-in-all-its-glory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These stunning photographs are some of the winners of this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition mg26234952-200-spellbinding-shots-capture-the-milky-way-in-all-its-glory|2435048 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435472-odd-black-holes-smaller-than-protons-may-have-once-littered-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:56:29 +0100 Minuscule black holes that formed right after the big bang could have had a strange property called colour charge, and spotting them could help unravel the mystery of dark matter 2435472-odd-black-holes-smaller-than-protons-may-have-once-littered-the-cosmos|2435472 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435215-what-would-a-wormhole-look-like-if-we-ever-found-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:00:13 +0100 How could we tell the difference between an ordinary black hole and one connected to a tunnel through space-time? 2435215-what-would-a-wormhole-look-like-if-we-ever-found-one|2435215 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434417-we-could-detect-a-malfunctioning-warp-drive-on-an-alien-starship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:35 +0100 Faster-than-light warp drives are theoretically possible to build, and if aliens are using them, we should be able to detect the gravitational waves produced when one goes wrong 2434417-we-could-detect-a-malfunctioning-warp-drive-on-an-alien-starship|2434417 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430601-dozens-of-stars-show-signs-of-hosting-advanced-alien-civilisations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 May 2024 15:43:28 +0100 Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy from their star using a massive structure called a Dyson sphere. Such a device would give off an infrared heat signature - and astronomers have just spotted 60 stars that seem to match 2430601-dozens-of-stars-show-signs-of-hosting-advanced-alien-civilisations|2430601 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434998-how-many-moons-and-moonmoons-could-we-cram-into-earths-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:36:48 +0100 Earth is lagging behind other worlds with its single moon, so on this episode of Dead Planets Society we are giving it more – and giving those moons moonmoons to orbit them 2434998-how-many-moons-and-moonmoons-could-we-cram-into-earths-orbit|2434998 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434725-the-first-stars-in-the-universe-could-have-formed-surprisingly-early/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:29 +0100 Huge stars might have formed in the first million years of the universe if there was enough matter clumped together, according to a computer model 2434725-the-first-stars-in-the-universe-could-have-formed-surprisingly-early|2434725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434940-the-largest-volcanoes-on-mars-have-frosted-tips-during-winter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:00:45 +0100 We know that there is ice at the Martian poles and underground, but until now it wasn't clear it could exist on the surface of the Red Planet 2434940-the-largest-volcanoes-on-mars-have-frosted-tips-during-winter|2434940 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434831-cosmic-cloud-exposed-earth-to-interstellar-space-3-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:56:05 +0100 The protective bubble around the sun retreated dramatically after colliding with a freezing interstellar cloud, leaving much of the solar system exposed to radiation that may have shaped our evolution, a study suggests 2434831-cosmic-cloud-exposed-earth-to-interstellar-space-3-million-years-ago|2434831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434771-starliner-and-starship-launches-propel-space-industry-into-a-new-era/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:57:38 +0100 SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket the day after Boeing’s Starliner craft made its first crewed flight, a sign that the space industry is hotting up 2434771-starliner-and-starship-launches-propel-space-industry-into-a-new-era|2434771 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434325-physicists-want-to-drill-a-5-kilometre-deep-hole-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:00:30 +0100 Going deep into lunar rock could give us an opportunity to see if protons can decay into something else – a finding that could help us unify conflicting physics theories 2434325-physicists-want-to-drill-a-5-kilometre-deep-hole-on-the-moon|2434325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434565-starship-launch-fourth-test-succeeds-as-both-stages-splash-into-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:59:36 +0100 SpaceX's Starship has been to orbit and back in its fourth flight test, with both rocket stages soft landing in the ocean, though parts of the spacecraft appeared to be damaged during descent 2434565-starship-launch-fourth-test-succeeds-as-both-stages-splash-into-sea|2434565 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432967-starship-launch-livestream-watch-spacexs-fourth-launch-here/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:13:15 +0100 SpaceX is getting ready to launch its massive Starship rocket today - watch the livestream of the event here 2432967-starship-launch-livestream-watch-spacexs-fourth-launch-here|2432967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434455-boeing-launches-first-crewed-starliner-mission-to-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:35:50 +0100 The Starliner spacecraft is on its way, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, having finally launched on its third attempt 2434455-boeing-launches-first-crewed-starliner-mission-to-the-iss|2434455 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434222-an-already-dead-star-is-dying-for-a-second-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:20:15 +0100 A pulsar, the spinning remnants of a star that blew up in a supernova, has been spotted rotating at a comparatively slow rate of once every 54 minutes. That means it may be about to cross the "death-line" - the first time we have seen one of these stars die a second death 2434222-an-already-dead-star-is-dying-for-a-second-time|2434222 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433690-glitching-radio-waves-from-dead-stars-explained-by-swirling-superfluid/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:00:07 +0100 Pulsars that emit radio waves “glitch” as they rotate – this seems to be caused by interruptions to swirling vortices inside these ultra-dense stars 2433690-glitching-radio-waves-from-dead-stars-explained-by-swirling-superfluid|2433690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433866-chinas-change-6-spacecraft-begins-sampling-on-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:38:46 +0100 The Chang’e 6 moon lander touched down on 2 June and began collecting lunar rock for China’s second sample-return mission 2433866-chinas-change-6-spacecraft-begins-sampling-on-far-side-of-the-moon|2433866 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433037-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-science-fiction-books-of-all-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:33 +0100 We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century classics to modern day offerings, and from Octavia E. Butler to Iain M. Banks 2433037-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-science-fiction-books-of-all-time|2433037 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433804-wormholes-could-blast-out-blazing-hot-plasma-at-incredible-speeds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 31 May 2024 21:20:45 +0100 If matter falls into one end of a wormhole, it could heat up in a tornado of plasma hot enough to initiate nuclear fusion – and come blasting out the other end 2433804-wormholes-could-blast-out-blazing-hot-plasma-at-incredible-speeds|2433804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433764-stunning-image-reveals-the-intricate-structure-of-supersonic-plasma/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 31 May 2024 17:12:11 +0100 A simulation-generated image reveals how charge distributions and gas densities vary in the plasma that floats across our universe 2433764-stunning-image-reveals-the-intricate-structure-of-supersonic-plasma|2433764 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433657-starliner-launch-when-is-boeing-testing-its-crewed-space-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 May 2024 22:36:00 +0100 Boeing's Starliner capsule had a helium leak in one of its thrusters, but it is still scheduled to launch on 1 June for its first crewed flight to the International Space Station 2433657-starliner-launch-when-is-boeing-testing-its-crewed-space-capsule|2433657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433586-china-is-about-to-land-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-with-change-6/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 May 2024 17:45:36 +0100 Landing on the far side of the moon is rarely attempted, due to difficulties communicating with Earth, but China is about to try. If successful, its Chang'e 6 mission will then bring lunar samples back home 2433586-china-is-about-to-land-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-with-change-6|2433586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433489-unluckiest-star-may-be-trapped-in-deadly-dance-with-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 30 May 2024 13:00:38 +0100 A star in a distant galaxy appears to have been almost torn apart in a close shave with a supermassive black hole, not once but twice – and astronomers hope to see it happen again 2433489-unluckiest-star-may-be-trapped-in-deadly-dance-with-a-black-hole|2433489 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432773-what-would-happen-if-we-pulled-out-marss-iron-core-with-a-magnet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 29 May 2024 15:46:00 +0100 Mars is a planet much beloved and much maligned, and in this episode of Dead Planets Society it is getting a dramatic makeover via an enormous orbiting magnet 2432773-what-would-happen-if-we-pulled-out-marss-iron-core-with-a-magnet|2432773 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433077-active-lava-flows-on-venus-raise-the-stakes-for-future-exploration/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 27 May 2024 17:00:28 +0100 Observations made by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s include signs of recent lava flows, highlighting possible exploration targets for probes heading to Venus in the 2030s 2433077-active-lava-flows-on-venus-raise-the-stakes-for-future-exploration|2433077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234922-100-how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Long summer nights are the perfect time to see the electric blue wisps of these "night shining" clouds, which create patterns like the aurora, says Abigail Beall mg26234922-100-how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds|2432010 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-000-why-are-there-so-many-rogue-planets-and-what-do-they-look-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Estimates suggest there are trillions of free-floating worlds in our galaxy alone. Most of them will be frozen planets like Pluto, but some might be warmer – and possibly even habitable mg26234921-000-why-are-there-so-many-rogue-planets-and-what-do-they-look-like|2431999 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432294-tiny-black-holes-hiding-in-the-sun-could-trace-out-stunning-patterns/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:20 +0100 If our solar system and even our sun contain tiny black holes formed just after the big bang, they should be orbiting in elaborate patterns 2432294-tiny-black-holes-hiding-in-the-sun-could-trace-out-stunning-patterns|2432294 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432840-earth-like-exoplanet-found-just-40-light-years-away-the-closest-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 23 May 2024 16:00:53 +0100 A nearby planet named Gliese 12 b has an estimated surface temperature of 42°C (108°F), making it a promising candidate for liquid water and maybe life 2432840-earth-like-exoplanet-found-just-40-light-years-away-the-closest-yet|2432840 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432368-amazing-new-images-of-galaxies-and-nebulae-caught-by-euclid-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 23 May 2024 12:00:16 +0100 The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has taken images of galaxies, galaxy clusters and newborn stars in unprecedented detail 2432368-amazing-new-images-of-galaxies-and-nebulae-caught-by-euclid-telescope|2432368 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432273-source-of-the-suns-magnetic-field-may-hide-right-under-its-surface/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 22 May 2024 17:00:49 +0100 Scientists have long thought the source of the sun's magnetic field sat deep within the star, but it may exist in a far more convenient spot for us to observe it 2432273-source-of-the-suns-magnetic-field-may-hide-right-under-its-surface|2432273 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Gravitational waves can be lensed by massive galaxies so that they repeat, like an echo. Scientists are now readying to snare their first one and explore the cosmic secrets it holds mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time|2430760 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431520-einstein-was-right-about-the-way-matter-plunges-into-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 16 May 2024 01:01:29 +0100 For the first time, astronomers have observed the area right at the edge of a black hole where matter stops orbiting and plunges straight in at near light speed 2431520-einstein-was-right-about-the-way-matter-plunges-into-black-holes|2431520 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:56 +0100 Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are using collisions, black holes and dark matter to reshape our galaxy 2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape|2430080 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:17 +0100 A white dwarf star orbiting a sun-like star was thought to be impossibly small, but now astronomers have found another star in the system that solves the puzzle 2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution|2430715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 20:00:47 +0100 Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way we had thought, and it could be explained by still-theoretical dark radiation 2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy|2430351 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 May 2024 19:42:18 +0100 A rare geomagnetic storm not seen for nearly 20 years could cause a stunning aurora borealis on 10 and 11 May 2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years|2430654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430187-mars-is-blasting-plasma-out-of-its-atmosphere-into-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 16:00:27 +0100 The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like the sun’s coronal mass ejections, despite not having a global magnetic field 2430187-mars-is-blasting-plasma-out-of-its-atmosphere-into-space|2430187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428724-has-the-biggest-problem-in-cosmology-finally-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:08 +0100 For decades, cosmologists have been fighting over the Hubble constant, a number that represents the expansion rate of the universe – it may have finally been pinned down 2428724-has-the-biggest-problem-in-cosmology-finally-been-solved|2428724 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429894-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-launch-delayed-due-to-rocket-fault/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 06 May 2024 19:04:26 +0100 Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, following a problem with the Atlas V rocket that caused the mission to be aborted before launch 2429894-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-launch-delayed-due-to-rocket-fault|2429894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane 2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery|2428872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429487-mysterious-space-signals-may-come-from-a-dead-star-with-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:20 +0100 Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet 2429487-mysterious-space-signals-may-come-from-a-dead-star-with-a-planet|2429487 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429672-china-is-sending-its-change-6-spacecraft-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 03 May 2024 11:06:20 +0100 If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth 2429672-china-is-sending-its-change-6-spacecraft-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon|2429672 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429102-running-around-a-wall-of-death-could-keep-moon-settlers-fit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 01 May 2024 01:01:53 +0100 Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body 2429102-running-around-a-wall-of-death-could-keep-moon-settlers-fit|2429102 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428946-how-could-we-make-a-solar-eclipse-happen-every-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:53:42 +0100 Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar system to create a more convenient eclipse 2428946-how-could-we-make-a-solar-eclipse-happen-every-day|2428946 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426661-how-india-has-slowly-but-surely-become-a-major-player-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:56 +0100 India’s space agency has been remarkably successful in recent years, growing the country’s prestige on the global stage – and the 2024 election is unlikely to change that 2426661-how-india-has-slowly-but-surely-become-a-major-player-in-space|2426661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428473-asteroid-that-broke-up-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-one-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:07 +0100 Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed 2428473-asteroid-that-broke-up-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-one-ever-seen|2428473 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428466-supermassive-black-holes-may-provide-a-nursery-for-mini-ones-to-grow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:15 +0100 The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter 2428466-supermassive-black-holes-may-provide-a-nursery-for-mini-ones-to-grow|2428466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428500-birthplace-of-red-asteroid-kamooalewa-pinned-to-specific-moon-crater/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:15 +0100 The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from 2428500-birthplace-of-red-asteroid-kamooalewa-pinned-to-specific-moon-crater|2428500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428439-japans-slim-moon-lander-has-shockingly-survived-a-third-lunar-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:04:05 +0100 Almost all moon landers break down during the extraordinary cold of lunar night, but Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has astonishingly survived three nights 2428439-japans-slim-moon-lander-has-shockingly-survived-a-third-lunar-night|2428439 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology|2426698 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427669-knot-theory-could-help-spacecraft-navigate-crowded-solar-systems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:00:52 +0100 It can be difficult to figure out how to move a spacecraft from one orbit to another, but a trick from knot theory can help find spots where shifting orbits becomes easy 2427669-knot-theory-could-help-spacecraft-navigate-crowded-solar-systems|2427669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427524-jupiters-moon-io-has-been-a-volcanic-inferno-for-billions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:45 +0100 Measurements of sulphur isotopes in Io’s atmosphere show that the moon may have been volcanically active for its entire lifetime 2427524-jupiters-moon-io-has-been-a-volcanic-inferno-for-billions-of-years|2427524 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234871-100-how-to-see-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-and-when-is-the-peak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall mg26234871-100-how-to-see-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-and-when-is-the-peak|2426863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426948-how-to-destroy-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:17:24 +0100 A black hole would be tough to destroy, but in the season two premiere of Dead Planets Society our hosts are willing to go to extremes, from faster-than-light bombs to time travel 2426948-how-to-destroy-a-black-hole|2426948 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