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cosmology

Hypothetical view of an exoplanet with two suns

Space

Giant hidden Jupiters may explain lonely planet systems

Undetected huge planets may have booted many of their smaller siblings, explaining why Kepler has seen so many wonky, single-planet systems

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Aerial view of the 500-metre-wide telescope dish

Space

Biggest radio telescope on Earth ready to receive alien signals

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Gas giant exoplanet in front of star

Space

Puffed-up exoplanets inflate with heat from their stars alone

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Artist's depiction of a pulsar approaching a disc of rubble

Space

Mystery radio bursts may be pulsars bumping into asteroids

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World's largest telescope array takes its deepest view yet

Space

World's largest telescope array takes its deepest view yet

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A black hole swallowing a star

Space

Reality guide: Six problems physics can't explain

Features

A simulation of the structure of the galaxy

Space

Reality guide: The essential laws of cosmology

Features

A stream of information flowing down a screen

Space

Reality guide: Six radical ideas to change physics

Features

Ripples

Space

Reality guide: The essential laws of quantum physics

Features

Gaia's new star map will also reveal asteroids and dark matter

Space

Gaia's new star map will also reveal asteroids and dark matter

The Gaia satellite's main mission may be to map the stars in our home galaxy, but its extracurricular plans are just as thrilling

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Space

Gaia’s map of 1 billion stars is the clearest view of our galaxy

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Space

Star arrangement that hid for a decade spotted at galaxy’s heart

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Space

Tiny lightning bolt explosions can vaporise the moon’s thin soil

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Space

Dark matter clumps may have punched through star stream

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