Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object, Companion Candidate 1 (CC1), in the WISPIT 2 system. This intriguing find, ...

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First images of light from objects in the Universe are now recorded and split into thousands of colour components4MOST will investigate the formation ...

On October 18, 2025, the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at ...

The Andromeda galaxy (M31) has been captured by the Chandra X-ray Telescope. See the imagery and hear a sonification of it.

As Luke Jerram’s Mars comes to Truro Cathedral, we explore memorials to two famous scientists – including one from Launceston ...

Astronomers are watching a new comet pass through our solar system with great interest. Based on its glow, the 33-billion-ton ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...

Just as you bounce sunlight off a watch face into a light spot, Reflect Orbital’s satellites would use mirrors to beam light onto Earth.

A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce ...

It may look pretty, but the satellites are still causing concern for astronomers.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your ...

In the test, a flat, square mirror roughly 2.5 metres across directs a beam of light down to solar panels and sensors. In one ...