Strange new worlds

How our knowledge of these worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades

The number of planets discovered orbiting other stars stands at over 6,000 and counting, but that’s just the confirmed ones. Many more candidate exoplanets are awaiting verification, some of which are

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

WORLD SPACE WEEK SPECIAL

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

Did you know? The nearest black hole is ...