The rebirth of jupiter’s great red spot

In the 17th century, the great maritime nations were vying to solve a puzzle that had confounded philosophers for many centuries: how to determine exact positions on the Earth’s surface. And in Britai

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A supermassive black hole has been discovered that formed when the Universe was just 3 per cent of its current age – around 500 million years after the Big Bang, or 13.3 billion years ago. Found in th

From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

The worst time to look at the Moon is when it’s full, right? Not necessarily. It’s true that at full Moon, sunlight hits the surface head-on, flattening the appearance of its rugged landscape of deep