The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behaviour. In late 2019 and 2020 it became fainter…
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Science fiction has always been a tool for processing life on Earth. Norwegian sci-fi expert Karl Kristian Swane Bambini has said that…
Once upon a time, landing a rocket seemed like something out of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles. Then came Elon Musk,…
A committee set up by Nasa has examined about 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or what most of us would call…
Life on Earth owes its existence to photosynthesis – a process which is 2.3 billion years old. This immensely fascinating…
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense, momentary bursts of…
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers. Society’s understanding of technology and cybersecurity often is based on simple stereotypes and…
When stars like our Sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang – unless…
Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question that fascinates scientists and the public alike. In science, the focus…
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of its planets. The star, named…