Astronomy

Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to shifting temperatures over the past 50,000 years

Browse our list of the best dedicated astrophotography cameras.

The universe will smile back at us on May 29, thanks to an uncanny cosmic alignment

SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast today (May 28) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

Rocket Lab plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky on June 2, after originally targeting May 28.

Aaron Watson captured slightly more than he bargained for when setting up a timelapse to capture airglow and the Milky Way.

Want to roll an armadillo when you play Dungeons & Dragons, instead of standard dice? Now you can, thanks to a technique for mapping the probabilities produced by any shape

Want to roll an armadillo when you play Dungeons & Dragons, instead of standard dice? Now you can, thanks to a technique for mapping the probabilities produced by any shape

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding it needs

Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab

Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab

A new study suggests a way to more accurately test sperm health from home.

But you'll need a little luck.

Imagination isn’t mere childhood whimsy – harnessing its extraordinary capacities can benefit us all

Imagination isn’t mere childhood whimsy – harnessing its extraordinary capacities can benefit us all

China's Tianwen 2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.

You'll have to hurry to get one of the best streaming deals available as Peacock TV is still 68% off, but not for much longer.

The next time astronauts land on the Moon, we will watch it in high-definition. The transmission will be in colour, digital and at up to 60 frames per second.

2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future

2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future