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/2454955-we-are-a-long-way-from-pregnancy-being-safe-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:20 +0000 Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be during pregnancy 2454955-we-are-a-long-way-from-pregnancy-being-safe-on-mars|2454955 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:28 +0000 Data collected by the Zhurong rover and orbiting satellites suggests the existence of an ancient shoreline in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars 2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars|2455332 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change|2454756 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:55:00 +0000 From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to see if you could avoid a catastrophic impact mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster|2454453 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:26:31 +0000 A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by liquid water 2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano|2455052 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:00:47 +0000 Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets 2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars|2453853 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:52:48 +0100 Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope’s best shots 2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space|2452297 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:48 +0100 The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted 2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit|2452967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:36 +0100 Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge amounts of them have been spotted in a huge, cold cloud of gas 2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time|2452199 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:55:58 +0100 A nearby star that exploded some 3 million years ago could have removed all dust smaller than a millimetre from the outer solar system 2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system|2453017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Moin Hussain's debut feature film Sky Peals sees a man discover his father may be from outer space. Part sci-fi, part family drama, part coming-of-age tale, it is odd and otherworldly mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity|2451553 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435131-600-new-scientist-recommends-brian-coxs-new-series-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26435131-600-new-scientist-recommends-brian-coxs-new-series-solar-system|2451712 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective – and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole|2451552 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:00:36 +0100 The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn’t a single star after all 2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why|2452138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:59:06 +0100 The Euclid space telescope's massive “cosmic atlas” promises to shed light on fundamental questions in physics and cosmology 2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe|2452099 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2451347-meet-neo-surveyor-nasas-near-earth-asteroid-detector/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:15 +0100 Meet NASA’s NEO Surveyor, the space telescope identifying hazardous asteroids and comets within 48 million kilometres of Earth’s orbit 2451347-meet-neo-surveyor-nasas-near-earth-asteroid-detector|2451347 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:03 +0100 A 6000-kilogram spacecraft will embark on a six-year journey to Jupiter to explore whether its icy moon Europa has the conditions to support life 2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability|2451702 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435121-000-now-is-a-great-time-to-see-saturn-in-all-its-ringed-glory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 My first sight of Saturn through a telescope inspired my love of space. Dig out your telescopes or visit your local astronomy club, and you may be lucky enough to spot our sixth planet's stunning thick band of rings, says Leah Crane mg26435121-000-now-is-a-great-time-to-see-saturn-in-all-its-ringed-glory|2450642 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:30:26 +0100 SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen “within days”, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the launch 2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead|2451133 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435120-600-new-scientist-recommends-howthelightgetsin-festival-in-london/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26435120-600-new-scientist-recommends-howthelightgetsin-festival-in-london|2450638 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:46:16 +0100 The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October, in a rare event thought to happen only every few decades 2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet|2451445 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2417622-esa-prepares-hera-mission-to-investigate-aftermath-of-nasa-dart-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:48:51 +0000 The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft must be thoroughly tested before being sent to investigate the aftermath of the collision of NASA's DART probe with Dimorphos 2417622-esa-prepares-hera-mission-to-investigate-aftermath-of-nasa-dart-impact|2417622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450590-space-may-be-filled-with-more-antimatter-than-we-can-explain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:00:08 +0100 A detector on the International Space Station found signatures of unexpectedly abundant antimatter – which may have been created in clashes of dark matter particles 2450590-space-may-be-filled-with-more-antimatter-than-we-can-explain|2450590 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450719-astronauts-could-one-day-end-up-eating-asteroids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:27:32 +0100 Bacteria grown from carbon compounds in asteroids could be turned into a kind of nutritionally balanced milkshake 2450719-astronauts-could-one-day-end-up-eating-asteroids|2450719 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450374-hera-mission-set-to-revisit-asteroid-after-nasas-redirection-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:48:43 +0100 The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in 2022 2450374-hera-mission-set-to-revisit-asteroid-after-nasas-redirection-test|2450374 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 How did the supermassive black holes we’re now seeing in the early universe get so big so fast? Astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani is using sophisticated galaxy simulations to figure it out mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes|2449856 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-200-a-dramatic-return-from-space-in-kazakhstan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Andrew McConnell's otherworldly photograph captures a Russian cosmonaut in front of the just-landed Soyuz MS spacecraft in Kazakhstan's remote grasslands mg26435110-200-a-dramatic-return-from-space-in-kazakhstan|2449841 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-400-new-scientist-recommends-astronomy-exhibition-borrowed-light-in-berlin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26435110-400-new-scientist-recommends-astronomy-exhibition-borrowed-light-in-berlin|2449843 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450566-chinas-answer-to-spacexs-starlink-is-also-threatening-astronomy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:00:33 +0100 The first 18 satellites of a planned Chinese mega constellation are brighter than all but 500 stars in the sky, raising fears of a huge impact on astronomy 2450566-chinas-answer-to-spacexs-starlink-is-also-threatening-astronomy|2450566 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450446-signals-from-exotic-new-stars-could-hide-in-gravitational-wave-data/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:00:45 +0100 A computer simulation suggests that some collisions between exotic, hypothetical stars would make space-time ripple with detectable waves 2450446-signals-from-exotic-new-stars-could-hide-in-gravitational-wave-data|2450446 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449878-freeze-thaw-cycle-helps-asteroids-ferry-molecules-of-life-to-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:59 +0100 Cracks running through samples of asteroid Ryugu were probably formed by the repeated thawing and freezing of water inside it, which could have helped asteroids like this carry the building blocks of life to early Earth 2449878-freeze-thaw-cycle-helps-asteroids-ferry-molecules-of-life-to-planets|2449878 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450016-planet-spotted-orbiting-barnards-star-just-6-light-years-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:09 +0100 Astronomers have detected an exoplanet around Barnard’s star, one of the sun’s closest neighbours, but it is too hot for liquid water or life 2450016-planet-spotted-orbiting-barnards-star-just-6-light-years-away|2450016 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began|2448991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335100-400-stellar-views-of-some-of-the-most-spectacular-sights-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These dazzling images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are from the upcoming book Cosmos: Explore the wonders of the universe, which has a foreword by astrophysicist Becky Smethurst mg26335100-400-stellar-views-of-some-of-the-most-spectacular-sights-in-the-universe|2448803 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449177-search-for-alien-transmissions-in-promising-star-system-draws-a-blank/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:00:49 +0100 Astronomers listened for radio signals emanating from planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, but found no evidence of any interplanetary communications 2449177-search-for-alien-transmissions-in-promising-star-system-draws-a-blank|2449177 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449051-planet-in-the-forbidden-zone-of-dead-star-could-reveal-earths-fate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:57 +0100 A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant, perhaps offering insights into planetary migration 2449051-planet-in-the-forbidden-zone-of-dead-star-could-reveal-earths-fate|2449051 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448766-astronauts-may-need-medical-evacuation-from-one-third-of-moon-missions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:18:44 +0100 Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three long-duration moon missions may require it 2448766-astronauts-may-need-medical-evacuation-from-one-third-of-moon-missions|2448766 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448437-bacteria-on-the-space-station-are-evolving-for-life-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:20 +0100 Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low gravity, and may pose a threat to astronauts 2448437-bacteria-on-the-space-station-are-evolving-for-life-in-space|2448437 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448742-weve-just-doubled-the-number-of-gravitational-waves-we-can-find/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:00:55 +0100 Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see 2448742-weve-just-doubled-the-number-of-gravitational-waves-we-can-find|2448742 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2448725-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-showcases-worlds-best-space-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:29:11 +0100 See the world's best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award 2448725-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-showcases-worlds-best-space-images|2448725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448159-strange-binary-star-system-has-three-earth-sized-exoplanets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:10 +0100 Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or the other star in a pair 2448159-strange-binary-star-system-has-three-earth-sized-exoplanets|2448159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335092-500-current-laws-cannot-protect-civilians-in-space-if-something-goes-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As the space industry evolves, we need a new set of international regulations to decide who is responsible for safety, the number of satellites in space, and more mg26335092-500-current-laws-cannot-protect-civilians-in-space-if-something-goes-wrong|2448201 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448553-black-holes-jets-are-so-huge-that-they-may-shake-up-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:42 +0100 Spanning 23 million light years, or 220 Milky Way galaxies, a set of giant, newly discovered black hole jets known as Porphyrion may change our understanding of black holes and the structure of the universe 2448553-black-holes-jets-are-so-huge-that-they-may-shake-up-cosmology|2448553 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448314-venus-could-be-rocked-by-thousands-of-quakes-every-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:29 +0100 The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we thought and could have more than 17,000 venusquakes a year 2448314-venus-could-be-rocked-by-thousands-of-quakes-every-year|2448314 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448020-dark-matter-may-allow-giant-black-holes-to-form-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:19 +0100 The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved by decaying dark matter 2448020-dark-matter-may-allow-giant-black-holes-to-form-in-the-early-universe|2448020 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448059-polaris-dawn-mission-is-one-giant-leap-for-private-space-exploration/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:05:49 +0100 The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government space agencies 2448059-polaris-dawn-mission-is-one-giant-leap-for-private-space-exploration|2448059 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447923-complex-chemicals-found-on-enceladus-improve-prospects-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:00:12 +0100 The Cassini mission’s samples from Saturn’s moon Enceladus have signs of various organic molecules that could be among the ingredients needed for life to get started 2447923-complex-chemicals-found-on-enceladus-improve-prospects-for-life|2447923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:43:36 +0100 Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet 2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own|2447266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447713-spacex-polaris-dawn-crew-complete-stand-up-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:44:52 +0100 A groundbreaking civilian spacewalk saw two astronauts partially exit a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule wearing a brand new design of spacesuit. Every previous spacewalk completed before this was performed by government-trained astronauts. 2447713-spacex-polaris-dawn-crew-complete-stand-up-civilian-spacewalk|2447713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447603-visible-aurora-spotted-for-the-first-time-on-mars-by-nasa-rover/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:00:58 +0100 If you were standing on Mars as it was hit by charged particles from the sun, you might be able to see an aurora just like on Earth 2447603-visible-aurora-spotted-for-the-first-time-on-mars-by-nasa-rover|2447603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun 2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star|2447382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:51:32 +0100 In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared 2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io|2447437 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:42:39 +0100 Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such constellations could have a catastrophic impact 2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites|2446651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:07:52 +0100 Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk 2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk|2447257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, is expected to grace our skies from mid-October. Abigail Beall is hoping for a dazzling display mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month|2446012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greg Eghigian's After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo's Imminent both show how our fascination with UFOs goes beyond simple curiosity mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination|2446008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0100 News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us 2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth|2446649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 A faint glow from all of the galaxies that have ever existed fills the cosmos, and NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made the best measurement ever of just how faint it is 2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is|2446386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:53 +0100 A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected 2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines|2446397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Space missions are extremely hard. Things going wrong should be expected, so having a sensible plan B is crucial mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan|2446226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:08 +0100 Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter 2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon|2446138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:33:37 +0100 NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues 2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule|2446159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:42 +0100 ‘Little red dot’ galaxies seen by JWST appear to be much more tightly packed with stars than other galaxies, raising big questions about how they came to be this way 2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense|2445967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:35 +0100 A chance to observe the high-speed re-entry of a falling satellite will give researchers important insights on how debris burns up in our atmosphere 2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry|2445896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0100 Brown dwarfs could be hiding dark matter inside their cores – if they are, there would be signs that could help us track it down 2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars|2445863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:59:56 +0100 The Polaris Dawn mission will include the first ever civilian spacewalk, and with a new spacesuit and no airlock, it may also be the most dangerous spacewalk ever 2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet|2445651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:46 +0100 The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how private spaceflight can go right 2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis|2445420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:30 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six strange worlds the size of planets that formed like stars – and the smallest may be building its own miniature solar system 2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets|2445279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for|2444438 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:00:03 +0100 The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth 2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang|2445066 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0100 Radio astronomers teamed up with SpaceX to find a promising solution for helping expensive telescopes avoid interference from thousands of Starlink satellites 2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites|2444973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:16:22 +0100 Astronomers have identified patterns within the motion of stars stretching across the Milky Way, hinting at the presence of a vast wave 2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy|2445169 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter|2444608 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:33 +0100 Sam Howell tells New Scientist why NASA is so keen to visit Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, and how the mission could help us figure out the likelihood of life elsewhere in the cosmos 2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa|2444325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:52 +0100 After a star explodes, the resulting supernova remnant collapses in on itself and could begin the cycle again, creating generations of stars enriched with heavy elements 2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae|2444941 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 After 25 years in orbit, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is under threat. We need to protect this monument to human ingenuity, argues Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope|2444425 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:41:45 +0100 A radio signal detected in 1977, sometimes claimed as evidence for aliens, may have been caused by a laser-like beam of microwave radiation 2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal|2444798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts 2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space|2444182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444244-strange-meteorites-have-been-traced-to-their-source-craters-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:05 +0100 Mars rocks that were blasted off the surface of the Red Planet millions of years ago have been traced back to craters where they originated, which could transform our understanding of Mars’s volcanism and evolution 2444244-strange-meteorites-have-been-traced-to-their-source-craters-on-mars|2444244 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444181-interstellar-to-doctor-who-sci-fi-dramas-getting-science-mostly-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:52:23 +0100 Space exploration has long been a staple of sci-fi films and TV, yet most play fast and loose with the laws of physics, and scientific fact often couldn't be further from the truth 2444181-interstellar-to-doctor-who-sci-fi-dramas-getting-science-mostly-right|2444181 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444193-hellish-conditions-have-warped-an-earth-like-planet-into-an-egg/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:00:04 +0100 Planets that orbit close to their parent stars are blasted with radiation and contorted by gravity – and the exoplanet TOI-6255b might be the most extreme example yet 2444193-hellish-conditions-have-warped-an-earth-like-planet-into-an-egg|2444193 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443738-we-keep-finding-water-on-mars-here-are-all-the-places-it-might-be/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:44:14 +0100 Researchers recently found a possible reservoir of liquid water more than 11 kilometres below Mars's surface – the latest in a long series of potential water discoveries on the Red Planet, hinting at its temperate past 2443738-we-keep-finding-water-on-mars-here-are-all-the-places-it-might-be|2443738 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443569-the-juice-spacecraft-may-be-visible-on-a-near-earth-flyby-next-week/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:50:38 +0100 On 19 and 20 August, the JUICE mission will make the first ever attempt to get a gravitational boost from both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter 2443569-the-juice-spacecraft-may-be-visible-on-a-near-earth-flyby-next-week|2443569 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:33 +0100 From artificial retinas to ageing mice, here are five of the most promising results from research performed on the ISS – and what they might mean for humans on Earth and in space 2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments|2441857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The International Space Station will burn up and splash down into the Pacific sometime around 2030. What could possibly go wrong? And will we ever see anything like the ISS again? mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth|2442744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443285-a-black-hole-devouring-a-giant-star-gives-clues-to-a-cosmic-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:12:24 +0100 In the centre of a distant galaxy, a supermassive black hole has swallowed up a star 9 times the sun’s mass in the biggest and brightest such cosmic meal we’ve ever seen 2443285-a-black-hole-devouring-a-giant-star-gives-clues-to-a-cosmic-mystery|2443285 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442894-strange-planets-could-be-forming-inside-dying-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:58:12 +0100 A planet orbiting extremely close to a white dwarf may have formed inside its star – this could be the origin of some of the most promising worlds beyond our solar system to search for life 2442894-strange-planets-could-be-forming-inside-dying-stars|2442894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442369-banana-shaped-galaxies-are-helping-unpeel-the-mysteries-of-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:00:42 +0100 Astronomers have been spotting strange banana-shaped galaxies and the evidence seems to indicate that filaments of dark matter make them take this shape 2442369-banana-shaped-galaxies-are-helping-unpeel-the-mysteries-of-dark-matter|2442369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443145-two-nasa-astronauts-may-be-stuck-on-the-space-station-until-february/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:09:48 +0100 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft had so many problems during its first crewed launch to the International Space Station that NASA officials aren’t sure whether it will be able to bring its crew back home as planned 2443145-two-nasa-astronauts-may-be-stuck-on-the-space-station-until-february|2443145 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443105-could-mars-become-habitable-with-the-help-of-glitter-like-iron-rods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:00:53 +0100 If we want to terraform the Red Planet to make it better able to host microbial life, tiny rods of iron and aluminium may be the answer 2443105-could-mars-become-habitable-with-the-help-of-glitter-like-iron-rods|2443105 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-400-critics-of-the-international-space-station-are-missing-the-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As the International Space Station comes to the end of its life, we should recognise its biggest achievement – showing that a better world is possible mg26335032-400-critics-of-the-international-space-station-are-missing-the-point|2442972 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442458-could-we-take-the-entire-solar-system-on-a-voyage-through-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:32:43 +0100 To transport our planet across the universe, we would need to bring the whole solar system to sustain life on Earth – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts contemplate how to shepherd all that baggage on this scenic journey 2442458-could-we-take-the-entire-solar-system-on-a-voyage-through-space|2442458 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442618-welcome-to-the-new-scientist-book-club/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:22:22 +0100 Find out what we're currently reading in the New Scientist Book Club - and catch up on all the great books we've already explored 2442618-welcome-to-the-new-scientist-book-club|2442618 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335021-400-get-ready-to-watch-the-dazzling-perseid-meteor-shower-in-august/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 It is nearly time for one of astronomy's top annual sights – the Perseid meteor shower. This year is a bit special, says Abigail Beall mg26335021-400-get-ready-to-watch-the-dazzling-perseid-meteor-shower-in-august|2441805 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The first generation of stars changed the course of cosmic history. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a real chance of spotting them mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe|2441804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442542-black-holes-may-inherit-their-magnetic-fields-from-neutron-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:00:08 +0100 Short-lived neutron stars may explain both the extreme magnetic fields of black holes and gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe 2442542-black-holes-may-inherit-their-magnetic-fields-from-neutron-stars|2442542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442475-water-molecules-found-in-lunar-rock-sample-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:00:27 +0100 Although previous studies have found hydrogen and oxygen in moon minerals – implying the presence of water – whole molecules of H2O have never been detected in lunar rock until now 2442475-water-molecules-found-in-lunar-rock-sample-for-the-first-time|2442475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442243-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-august-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:00:28 +0100 Josh Malerman, James S. A. 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