China has completed the world’s largest radio telescope, known as FAST — but its true purpose goes beyond size. In this video, we explore how the FAST telescope works, what it's listening for, and why ...

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Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the ...

The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...

There are about 8,000 people working in jobs in Scotland related to the space sector. But over the next 10 years, as Scotland becomes a regular location for launches, there is an ambition to push that ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected complex organic molecules, the building blocks of life, in ice around a young ...

The European Space Agency's upcoming Henon mission will be the first ever CubeSat to independently venture into deep space, communicate with Earth and maneuver to its final destination without relying ...

Astronomers at the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed the biggest low-frequency radio ...

By now, we all know that Elon Musk is full of crazy ideas. Reusable self-landing rockets, self-driving cars, underground ...