Alien planet debris discovered deep under earth’s crust

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

IT WAS LATE MORNING, BUT ALREADY HOT enough to warrant wearing a sun hat and sticking to the shade. I was in a quiet part of Andalucía, looking at an archaeological treasure that I visit regularly. Ho

The race is on to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface —and Interlune is first at the launchpad, pursuing a resource that could power industries for decades

To make a planet, first you’ll need a massive, reasonably dense cloud of cold gas and dust. Luckily, later generations of the cosmos have provided just that. These clouds, rich in hydrogen, helium and

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