Da rk a new dawn

Might our universe – as vast as it is – be simply one of many? We look at the growing evidence that there’s more than one cosmos out there

Imagine you’re in a woodland, with sunlight filtering through the endless green canopy overhead. There’s uniqueness everywhere. Some trees grow bolt upright, but others are wizened and twisted. Here t

GLOBAL EYE

Earth exists in a bubble. Our atmosphere forms a protective barrier between everything on the planet’s surface and the near-empty vastness of space. But it’s not the only bubble Earth sits inside. Bey

Your new telescope arrives and you plan to take it for a spin through the stars. But a smog of light sits low in the sky, washing away your views to distant galaxies – along with your astronomy dreams

Many people say to me: “Whenever I look at the stars, it makes me feel so small and insignificant; it scares me.” It’s true – from one perspective, we are but a minute speck of dust on a tiny pebble,