Star 13 billion light years from Earth is most distant ever discovered
The most distant star ever seen has been observed by astronomers, who say the discovery could unlock secrets of a still-unknown era of the universe. The light from the star has taken some 12.9 billion years
Space telescope’s image of star gets photobombed by galaxies
Nasa’s new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and shown perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. The image from the James Webb Space Telescope is
No European Mars mission this year due to Russia’s war in Ukraine
Europe will no longer be attempting to send its first rover to Mars this year because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And if co-operation on the mission with Roscosmos, Russia’s state space corporation, cannot be
Comedian Pete Davidson secures seat on Blue Origin space flight
Comedian Pete Davidson will blast off to space in a rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ company. Blue Origin announced that the Saturday Night Live comic will be among the passengers on its 20th flight scheduled for
Latest research helps astronomers model how new stars and planets form
An Edinburgh scientist has been involved in publishing data that will help astronomers better understand what they see in space, and model how new stars and planets form.The data focuses on how interstellar ice evaporates and
Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
The moon is about to be hit by three tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several huge lorries. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side
