Big asteroids hit earth more frequently than was thought

Long ignored by scientists, cosmic dust is becoming an increasingly important field of study

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our understanding of the early stages of the Universe. And they were right. Almost a

Between their rivalries and collaborations, how have the world’s top national space agencies contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos?

Of the hundreds of thousands of asteroids in our solar system, it is all too feasible that one could strike Earth. If scientists discover this is likely to happen, what are our options for defending ourselves – and who will make the key decisions? Tomas Weber reports

I just read Holly McHugh’s Q&A ‘What is the birthday effect?’ (March 2024, p83). It made me wonder, if birthday deaths are statistically higher – in part, because of alcohol consumption and terminally