Lucía Pérez Díaz, Royal Holloway A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow,…
What does the sun look like from other planets? Given the vast and disparate distances, it is not so easy to imagine. But the digital…
A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other institutes discovered a black hole located only 1,000 light years from Earth. The…
Since the dawn of time, the moon has fascinated humans. Even though for the better part of our history it has been unattainable, since the…
Astronomers have detected a radio signal from the Milky Way. The signal obtained is called a fast radio burst, which lasts for milliseconds and comes…