New Scientist - Space https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun 2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star|2447382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:51:32 +0100 In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared 2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io|2447437 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:43:36 +0100 Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet 2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own|2447266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:42:39 +0100 Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such constellations could have a catastrophic impact 2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites|2446651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:07:52 +0100 Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk 2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk|2447257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, is expected to grace our skies from mid-October. Abigail Beall is hoping for a dazzling display mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month|2446012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greg Eghigian's After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo's Imminent both show how our fascination with UFOs goes beyond simple curiosity mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination|2446008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0100 News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us 2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth|2446649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 A faint glow from all of the galaxies that have ever existed fills the cosmos, and NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made the best measurement ever of just how faint it is 2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is|2446386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:53 +0100 A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected 2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines|2446397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Space missions are extremely hard. Things going wrong should be expected, so having a sensible plan B is crucial mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan|2446226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:08 +0100 Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter 2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon|2446138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:33:37 +0100 NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues 2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule|2446159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:42 +0100 ‘Little red dot’ galaxies seen by JWST appear to be much more tightly packed with stars than other galaxies, raising big questions about how they came to be this way 2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense|2445967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:35 +0100 A chance to observe the high-speed re-entry of a falling satellite will give researchers important insights on how debris burns up in our atmosphere 2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry|2445896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0100 Brown dwarfs could be hiding dark matter inside their cores – if they are, there would be signs that could help us track it down 2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars|2445863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:59:56 +0100 The Polaris Dawn mission will include the first ever civilian spacewalk, and with a new spacesuit and no airlock, it may also be the most dangerous spacewalk ever 2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet|2445651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:46 +0100 The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how private spaceflight can go right 2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis|2445420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:30 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six strange worlds the size of planets that formed like stars – and the smallest may be building its own miniature solar system 2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets|2445279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for|2444438 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:00:03 +0100 The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth 2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang|2445066 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0100 Radio astronomers teamed up with SpaceX to find a promising solution for helping expensive telescopes avoid interference from thousands of Starlink satellites 2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites|2444973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:16:22 +0100 Astronomers have identified patterns within the motion of stars stretching across the Milky Way, hinting at the presence of a vast wave 2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy|2445169 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26335051-800-new-scientist-recommends-multiverse-thriller-dark-matter|2444608 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:33 +0100 Sam Howell tells New Scientist why NASA is so keen to visit Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, and how the mission could help us figure out the likelihood of life elsewhere in the cosmos 2444325-sam-howell-one-day-we-might-look-for-life-directly-on-europa|2444325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:52 +0100 After a star explodes, the resulting supernova remnant collapses in on itself and could begin the cycle again, creating generations of stars enriched with heavy elements 2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae|2444941 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 After 25 years in orbit, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is under threat. We need to protect this monument to human ingenuity, argues Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26335050-300-why-we-need-to-save-the-chandra-space-telescope|2444425 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:41:45 +0100 A radio signal detected in 1977, sometimes claimed as evidence for aliens, may have been caused by a laser-like beam of microwave radiation 2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal|2444798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts 2444182-lightning-can-make-energy-waves-that-travel-shockingly-far-into-space|2444182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444244-strange-meteorites-have-been-traced-to-their-source-craters-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:05 +0100 Mars rocks that were blasted off the surface of the Red Planet millions of years ago have been traced back to craters where they originated, which could transform our understanding of Mars’s volcanism and evolution 2444244-strange-meteorites-have-been-traced-to-their-source-craters-on-mars|2444244 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444181-interstellar-to-doctor-who-sci-fi-dramas-getting-science-mostly-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:52:23 +0100 Space exploration has long been a staple of sci-fi films and TV, yet most play fast and loose with the laws of physics, and scientific fact often couldn't be further from the truth 2444181-interstellar-to-doctor-who-sci-fi-dramas-getting-science-mostly-right|2444181 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444193-hellish-conditions-have-warped-an-earth-like-planet-into-an-egg/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:00:04 +0100 Planets that orbit close to their parent stars are blasted with radiation and contorted by gravity – and the exoplanet TOI-6255b might be the most extreme example yet 2444193-hellish-conditions-have-warped-an-earth-like-planet-into-an-egg|2444193 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443738-we-keep-finding-water-on-mars-here-are-all-the-places-it-might-be/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:44:14 +0100 Researchers recently found a possible reservoir of liquid water more than 11 kilometres below Mars's surface – the latest in a long series of potential water discoveries on the Red Planet, hinting at its temperate past 2443738-we-keep-finding-water-on-mars-here-are-all-the-places-it-might-be|2443738 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443569-the-juice-spacecraft-may-be-visible-on-a-near-earth-flyby-next-week/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:50:38 +0100 On 19 and 20 August, the JUICE mission will make the first ever attempt to get a gravitational boost from both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter 2443569-the-juice-spacecraft-may-be-visible-on-a-near-earth-flyby-next-week|2443569 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:33 +0100 From artificial retinas to ageing mice, here are five of the most promising results from research performed on the ISS – and what they might mean for humans on Earth and in space 2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments|2441857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The International Space Station will burn up and splash down into the Pacific sometime around 2030. What could possibly go wrong? And will we ever see anything like the ISS again? mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth|2442744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443285-a-black-hole-devouring-a-giant-star-gives-clues-to-a-cosmic-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:12:24 +0100 In the centre of a distant galaxy, a supermassive black hole has swallowed up a star 9 times the sun’s mass in the biggest and brightest such cosmic meal we’ve ever seen 2443285-a-black-hole-devouring-a-giant-star-gives-clues-to-a-cosmic-mystery|2443285 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442894-strange-planets-could-be-forming-inside-dying-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:58:12 +0100 A planet orbiting extremely close to a white dwarf may have formed inside its star – this could be the origin of some of the most promising worlds beyond our solar system to search for life 2442894-strange-planets-could-be-forming-inside-dying-stars|2442894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442369-banana-shaped-galaxies-are-helping-unpeel-the-mysteries-of-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:00:42 +0100 Astronomers have been spotting strange banana-shaped galaxies and the evidence seems to indicate that filaments of dark matter make them take this shape 2442369-banana-shaped-galaxies-are-helping-unpeel-the-mysteries-of-dark-matter|2442369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443145-two-nasa-astronauts-may-be-stuck-on-the-space-station-until-february/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:09:48 +0100 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft had so many problems during its first crewed launch to the International Space Station that NASA officials aren’t sure whether it will be able to bring its crew back home as planned 2443145-two-nasa-astronauts-may-be-stuck-on-the-space-station-until-february|2443145 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443105-could-mars-become-habitable-with-the-help-of-glitter-like-iron-rods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:00:53 +0100 If we want to terraform the Red Planet to make it better able to host microbial life, tiny rods of iron and aluminium may be the answer 2443105-could-mars-become-habitable-with-the-help-of-glitter-like-iron-rods|2443105 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-400-critics-of-the-international-space-station-are-missing-the-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As the International Space Station comes to the end of its life, we should recognise its biggest achievement – showing that a better world is possible mg26335032-400-critics-of-the-international-space-station-are-missing-the-point|2442972 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442458-could-we-take-the-entire-solar-system-on-a-voyage-through-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:32:43 +0100 To transport our planet across the universe, we would need to bring the whole solar system to sustain life on Earth – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts contemplate how to shepherd all that baggage on this scenic journey 2442458-could-we-take-the-entire-solar-system-on-a-voyage-through-space|2442458 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442618-welcome-to-the-new-scientist-book-club/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:22:22 +0100 Find out what we're currently reading in the New Scientist Book Club - and catch up on all the great books we've already explored 2442618-welcome-to-the-new-scientist-book-club|2442618 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335021-400-get-ready-to-watch-the-dazzling-perseid-meteor-shower-in-august/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 It is nearly time for one of astronomy's top annual sights – the Perseid meteor shower. This year is a bit special, says Abigail Beall mg26335021-400-get-ready-to-watch-the-dazzling-perseid-meteor-shower-in-august|2441805 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The first generation of stars changed the course of cosmic history. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a real chance of spotting them mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe|2441804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442542-black-holes-may-inherit-their-magnetic-fields-from-neutron-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:00:08 +0100 Short-lived neutron stars may explain both the extreme magnetic fields of black holes and gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe 2442542-black-holes-may-inherit-their-magnetic-fields-from-neutron-stars|2442542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442475-water-molecules-found-in-lunar-rock-sample-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:00:27 +0100 Although previous studies have found hydrogen and oxygen in moon minerals – implying the presence of water – whole molecules of H2O have never been detected in lunar rock until now 2442475-water-molecules-found-in-lunar-rock-sample-for-the-first-time|2442475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442243-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-august-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:00:28 +0100 Josh Malerman, James S. A. Corey and Neal Asher all have new science fiction novels out in August, making it a bumper month for fans 2442243-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-august-2024|2442243 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442306-galaxy-cluster-smash-up-lets-us-observe-dark-matter-on-its-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:00:57 +0100 Astronomers have spotted two colossal clusters of galaxies colliding and shooting out all of their dark matter, which may provide crucial evidence of how dark matter shapes the cosmos 2442306-galaxy-cluster-smash-up-lets-us-observe-dark-matter-on-its-own|2442306 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441472-the-sun-could-capture-rogue-planets-from-3-8-light-years-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:00:59 +0100 A mathematical model suggests there is an unusual region of space where objects can get pulled into the sun’s orbit – meaning we may have to redraw the boundary of the solar system 2441472-the-sun-could-capture-rogue-planets-from-3-8-light-years-away|2441472 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442113-should-we-put-a-frozen-backup-of-earths-life-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:35 +0100 Permanently shadowed regions on the moon are the perfect spots for preserving deep-frozen organisms, although questions remain about how easy it would be to access them 2442113-should-we-put-a-frozen-backup-of-earths-life-on-the-moon|2442113 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2441726-nasa-cadre-moon-rovers-test-autonomous-exploration-of-lunar-surface/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:41 +0100 Inside a cleanroom at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CADRE moon rovers prepare to launch to the lunar surface as part of a technology test for autonomous exploration 2441726-nasa-cadre-moon-rovers-test-autonomous-exploration-of-lunar-surface|2441726 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439791-how-to-watch-2024s-spectacular-perseid-meteor-shower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:38:19 +0100 The Perseid meteor shower lasts from mid-July until the end of August, and it is one of the most impressive displays of shooting stars there is – here is your guide to spotting it 2439791-how-to-watch-2024s-spectacular-perseid-meteor-shower|2439791 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441678-mars-rover-found-a-rock-with-possible-signs-of-ancient-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:30:53 +0100 The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Martian life yet, but we can’t know for sure until its samples are sent back to Earth 2441678-mars-rover-found-a-rock-with-possible-signs-of-ancient-life|2441678 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441700-spacex-prepares-for-starship-flight-with-first-chopstick-landing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:00:23 +0100 SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth launch of its massive Starship rocket, following four increasingly successful tests. What is the company hoping for, and what can we expect? 2441700-spacex-prepares-for-starship-flight-with-first-chopstick-landing|2441700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441366-wafer-thin-light-sail-could-help-us-reach-another-star-sooner/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:07 +0100 A mission to the sun’s closest neighbouring star, Alpha Centauri, could be made faster thanks to a tiny light sail punctured with billions of tiny holes 2441366-wafer-thin-light-sail-could-help-us-reach-another-star-sooner|2441366 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441479-dark-matter-may-solve-the-mystery-of-how-colossal-black-holes-merge/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:00:29 +0100 Astrophysicists aren’t sure how supermassive black holes get close enough to merge, a mystery called the final parsec problem – but an exotic form of dark matter may explain it 2441479-dark-matter-may-solve-the-mystery-of-how-colossal-black-holes-merge|2441479 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440918-space-travel-may-make-muscles-age-extremely-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:00:54 +0100 Muscle cells that spent a week on the International Space Station revealed changes in gene expression that suggest microgravity can speed up ageing 2440918-space-travel-may-make-muscles-age-extremely-quickly|2440918 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335010-100-what-happens-at-a-black-holes-edge-it-depends-on-your-perspective/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 To find out what happens at the centre of a black hole, we may need to consider its event horizon - and think about where we're looking from, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26335010-100-what-happens-at-a-black-holes-edge-it-depends-on-your-perspective|2440463 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440922-lunar-samples-reveal-exactly-when-the-moons-largest-crater-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:00:23 +0100 By analysing lunar samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers calculated exactly when – and why – the moon was once covered with magma 2440922-lunar-samples-reveal-exactly-when-the-moons-largest-crater-formed|2440922 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441002-moon-bases-will-need-to-be-3-metres-underground-to-avoid-radiation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:37:55 +0100 To keep long-term moon residents safe from harmful radiation, lunar bases will need to be built several metres under the surface or inside caves or lava tubes 2441002-moon-bases-will-need-to-be-3-metres-underground-to-avoid-radiation|2441002 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440825-could-we-set-uranus-on-fire-to-steal-its-hidden-diamonds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:04:30 +0100 It would be tricky to burn away the outer layers of Uranus, but doing so could reveal a possible stash of gems – in this episode of Dead Planets Society, the hosts reveal a relatively simpler technique to rob the ice giant 2440825-could-we-set-uranus-on-fire-to-steal-its-hidden-diamonds|2440825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440552-universes-missing-matter-may-be-explained-by-galaxies-leaking-gas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:08:19 +0100 The gas that surrounds galaxies appears to be more spread out than previously thought – and this could help solve a mystery over missing matter 2440552-universes-missing-matter-may-be-explained-by-galaxies-leaking-gas|2440552 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440317-zombie-galaxy-came-back-to-life-after-20-million-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:08:58 +0100 Galaxies that stop making stars don’t usually start up again, but now we’ve seen one wake from the dead for the first time – and it may explain what we’ve got wrong about galaxies in the early universe 2440317-zombie-galaxy-came-back-to-life-after-20-million-years|2440317 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440243-nasas-cancelled-moon-rover-calls-2026-crewed-landing-into-question/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:43:11 +0100 The VIPER moon rover was due to launch in 2025 but NASA has suddenly cancelled it, citing budgetary issues, despite the spacecraft being fully built 2440243-nasas-cancelled-moon-rover-calls-2026-crewed-landing-into-question|2440243 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439695-moon-of-saturn-has-an-equivalent-of-freshwater-rivers-and-salty-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:15 +0100 The liquid hydrocarbon seas, lakes and rivers on Titan have varying compositions and signs of active tides or currents 2439695-moon-of-saturn-has-an-equivalent-of-freshwater-rivers-and-salty-oceans|2439695 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439717-a-new-formula-for-defining-a-planet-still-keeps-pluto-out-of-the-club/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:41:51 +0100 The official definition of a planet, which famously saw Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, doesn't really work for worlds outside of our solar system. Now there is a fix – but Pluto is still left out 2439717-a-new-formula-for-defining-a-planet-still-keeps-pluto-out-of-the-club|2439717 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439470-deep-pit-on-moon-may-be-entrance-to-cave-that-could-act-as-lunar-base/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:26 +0100 We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future astronauts from dangerous radiation 2439470-deep-pit-on-moon-may-be-entrance-to-cave-that-could-act-as-lunar-base|2439470 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth|2439501 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334990-500-these-stunning-images-made-the-shortlist-for-space-photo-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 See some of the dazzling pictures that were shortlisted for the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition mg26334990-500-these-stunning-images-made-the-shortlist-for-space-photo-competition|2438720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436542-astronauts-could-drink-their-own-urine-with-water-recycling-spacesuit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:38 +0100 When astronauts go on a spacewalk, their urine is collected by what is essentially a large diaper before being thrown away, and they have less than a litre of drinking water available - but a new kind of spacesuit could solve both issues 2436542-astronauts-could-drink-their-own-urine-with-water-recycling-spacesuit|2436542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437748-how-tiny-black-holes-would-behave-inside-the-sun-earth-and-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:05:43 +0100 In this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts place primordial black holes in a variety of objects with surprising results 2437748-how-tiny-black-holes-would-behave-inside-the-sun-earth-and-us|2437748 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438607-ariane-6-rocket-launch-what-is-it-and-when-is-it-happening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:45:47 +0100 Europe is set to regain its capacity to launch satellites into space when the Ariane 6 rocket finally flies after years of delays 2438607-ariane-6-rocket-launch-what-is-it-and-when-is-it-happening|2438607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438474-read-an-extract-from-tade-thompsons-science-fiction-novel-rosewater/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:00:18 +0100 In this tantalising extract from Tade Thompson’s novel Rosewater, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Kaaro and learn about the psychic powers he has had since an alien invasion 2438474-read-an-extract-from-tade-thompsons-science-fiction-novel-rosewater|2438474 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437761-moss-that-survives-deep-freeze-and-radiation-could-live-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:30:25 +0100 Syntrichia caninervis is found in some of the most extreme places on Earth and can survive conditions that would kill almost any other organism, making it a potential candidate for colonising Mars 2437761-moss-that-survives-deep-freeze-and-radiation-could-live-on-mars|2437761 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234972-000-get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 So bright you'll be able to see it without a telescope, a “new” star system, T Coronae Borealis, will become visible for the first time in 80 years between now and September. Abigail Beall explains where to spot it mg26234972-000-get-ready-to-watch-a-rare-explosive-star-system-blaze-into-life|2436737 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437577-time-ticks-faster-on-the-moon-by-57-microseconds-per-earth-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:00:59 +0100 With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so slightly faster on the lunar surface, which can affect navigation 2437577-time-ticks-faster-on-the-moon-by-57-microseconds-per-earth-day|2437577 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:55:00 +0100 We may never know what lies beyond the boundaries of the observable universe, but the fabric of the cosmos can tell us whether the universe is infinite or not mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us|2436680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437145-little-red-dot-galaxies-are-breaking-theories-of-cosmic-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:48 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted hundreds of odd, distant galaxies that seem to either produce an impossible amount of stars or host black holes far more enormous than they should be 2437145-little-red-dot-galaxies-are-breaking-theories-of-cosmic-evolution|2437145 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space|2436686 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million light years in each direction mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe|2436684 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life|2436683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436592-what-would-happen-if-earth-was-the-centre-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:56:40 +0100 Geocentrism, the idea that everything in the universe revolves around Earth, has long been disproven, but this episode of Dead Planets Society is bringing it back with cataclysmic consequences 2436592-what-would-happen-if-earth-was-the-centre-of-the-solar-system|2436592 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436868-chinas-change-6-returns-with-first-rocks-from-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:15:17 +0100 The Chinese lunar spacecraft Chang’e 6 has touched down in Inner Mongolia, bringing back to Earth the first rock samples from the moon's far side 2436868-chinas-change-6-returns-with-first-rocks-from-far-side-of-the-moon|2436868 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436656-mercury-may-have-a-layer-of-diamond-beneath-its-grey-surface/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:00:52 +0100 When the planet Mercury formed 4 billion years ago, conditions may have been just right to form a thick layer of diamonds below its surface 2436656-mercury-may-have-a-layer-of-diamond-beneath-its-grey-surface|2436656 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436530-jupiters-great-red-spot-may-have-disappeared-and-reformed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:44:27 +0100 The Earth-sized storm on Jupiter known as the red spot was thought by many to have been first observed in 1665, but it turns out that may have been an entirely different enormous storm, with today's storm dating back only to 1831 2436530-jupiters-great-red-spot-may-have-disappeared-and-reformed|2436530 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The New Horizons mission to Pluto, now zooming out of the Kuiper belt, has made a discovery that could upend what we know about where the solar system ends mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system|2435940 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436514-stunning-jwst-image-proves-we-were-right-about-how-young-stars-form/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:59:38 +0100 It has long been thought that young stars forming near each other will be aligned in terms of their rotation, and observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have offered confirmation 2436514-stunning-jwst-image-proves-we-were-right-about-how-young-stars-form|2436514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436305-saturns-moon-titan-is-experiencing-coastal-erosion-from-methane-seas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:00:56 +0100 Saturn’s moon Titan has coastlines matching ones on Earth that have been carved by waves, hinting that Titan’s hydrocarbon seas and lakes also has them 2436305-saturns-moon-titan-is-experiencing-coastal-erosion-from-methane-seas|2436305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436032-pluto-and-the-largest-moon-of-neptune-might-be-siblings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:00:51 +0100 The chemical composition of Pluto and Triton suggests they originated in the same region of the outer solar system before the latter was pulled into Neptune’s orbit 2436032-pluto-and-the-largest-moon-of-neptune-might-be-siblings|2436032 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435617-jwst-spotted-an-incredible-number-of-supernovae-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:08 +0100 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have increased the number of known supernovae in the early universe by a factor of 10 and found the most distant one ever confirmed 2435617-jwst-spotted-an-incredible-number-of-supernovae-in-the-early-universe|2435617 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435613-einsteins-theory-was-wrong-about-black-holes-made-out-of-light/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:18:19 +0100 The theory of relativity predicts black holes should be able to form from light alone, but incorporating quantum effects makes it impossible 2435613-einsteins-theory-was-wrong-about-black-holes-made-out-of-light|2435613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234952-200-spellbinding-shots-capture-the-milky-way-in-all-its-glory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These stunning photographs are some of the winners of this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition mg26234952-200-spellbinding-shots-capture-the-milky-way-in-all-its-glory|2435048 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435472-odd-black-holes-smaller-than-protons-may-have-once-littered-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:56:29 +0100 Minuscule black holes that formed right after the big bang could have had a strange property called colour charge, and spotting them could help unravel the mystery of dark matter 2435472-odd-black-holes-smaller-than-protons-may-have-once-littered-the-cosmos|2435472 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435215-what-would-a-wormhole-look-like-if-we-ever-found-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:00:13 +0100 How could we tell the difference between an ordinary black hole and one connected to a tunnel through space-time? 2435215-what-would-a-wormhole-look-like-if-we-ever-found-one|2435215 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434417-we-could-detect-a-malfunctioning-warp-drive-on-an-alien-starship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:35 +0100 Faster-than-light warp drives are theoretically possible to build, and if aliens are using them, we should be able to detect the gravitational waves produced when one goes wrong 2434417-we-could-detect-a-malfunctioning-warp-drive-on-an-alien-starship|2434417 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430601-dozens-of-stars-show-signs-of-hosting-advanced-alien-civilisations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=space Fri, 10 May 2024 15:43:28 +0100 Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy from their star using a massive structure called a Dyson sphere. 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