Saturn's rings rain on its atmosphere
Saturn's ring rain Saturn's magnetic field is causing particles from its icy rings to rain on to the planet, according to scientists.
The dis
Elusive dark matter on the horizon
Scientists may be close to tracking down the mysterious "dark matter" that makes up more than a quarter of the universe but has never been seen.
The elusive nature of
Hungry black hole feasts on planet
Galactic cannibal Astronomers have witnessed the rare event of a black hole waking up from a decades-long slumber to feed on a planet-sized object in
Massive stars built in stellar nurseries
Building big stars Newborn stars can grow to be 10 to a 100 times more massive than the Sun if they form in stellar nurseries surrounded by lots of o
Doomsday survival odds improve ... slightly
Future of humanity Human civilisation has a slim chance of surviving long enough to colonise other planets, but the odds are much better than some ea
Migrating planets caused meteor storm
Meteor storm Migration of giant gas planets such as Jupiter created the biggest meteor storm in our solar system's history, according to a new study.
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