Space | The Guardian

Space | The Guardianby Guardian Staff·1d ago

A selection of winning images from DarkSky International’s 2026 Capture the Dark photography contest.

Space | The Guardianby Hannah Devlin science correspondent·2d ago

Astronomers have detected the fastest known star in the Milky Way, hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy.

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Space | The Guardianby Petra Stock·2d ago

Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a remote Australian island to retrieve part of a Starship that dived into the Indian Ocean.

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Space | The Guardianby Ben Tracy of Climate Central·4d ago

The fires in Spokane, Washington, this summer are the latest reminder that when a wildfire is detected can be just as important as where it starts.

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Space | The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent·7d ago

Little is known about what was happening shortly after the big bang, but now researchers are hoping to shed fresh light on the matter by harnessing the far side of the moon.

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Space | The Guardianby Editorial·8d ago

“I’d describe it as a magical eeriness.” Lisa Redfern’s description to the Guardian conveys the combination of beauty and wrongness that accompanied Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse in Britain.

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Space | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson·8d ago

It started with the solar glasses, as people desperate to see the most complete eclipse in decades formed long queues to buy the proper protective eyewear.

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Space | The Guardianby Jane Clinton and Nicola Slawson·8d ago

On Wednesday evening, millions of people in Europe watched a rare solar eclipse. We asked some of them to share their photographs and experiences of this celestial treat.

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Space | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·9d ago

Thank you for following today’s special solar eclipse with us on Europe Live. But, but, but… before you go, make sure to save the date: the next total eclipse seen from the UK, France and mainland...

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Space | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Madrid, Miranda Bryant and Chris Michael in London·9d ago

It was a moment of awe shared by millions across Europe: an eclipse that blocked out the sun, plunging parts of the continent into a daytime darkness in which temperatures dropped and birds...

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Space | The Guardianby Steven Morris Cornwall·9d ago

At 6pm the beach and village began to empty, and those in the know headed up the hill towards the old granite coastguard station on the headland.

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Space | The Guardianby Guardian community team·9d ago

On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a solar eclipse. A wide band of north and central Spain, plus some of Portugal and parts of Greenland and Iceland will experience a rare...

Space | The Guardianby Helena Horton, Deborah Solomonand Rachel Hall·9d ago

A secretive WhatsApp group was pinging with notifications throughout Wednesday, letting its members know where in London the latest “drop” would take place.

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Space | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·9d ago

Astronomers claim to have discovered a new kind of cosmic object, a black hole “star”, which is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light.

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Space | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Madrid·9d ago

The online forums are abuzz as people debate potential cloud cover and trade tips on the best viewing points.

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Space | The Guardianby Sarah Ann Harris, Mathilde Poncet and Augusta Anthony·10d ago

How to safely watch the solar eclipse On August 12, the moon will pass in front of the sun, completely obscuring it in a solar eclipse.

Space | The Guardianby Nicola Davis and Oliver Holmes·10d ago

On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse. A wide band of north and central Spain, plus a sliver of Portugal and parts of Greenland and Iceland...

Space | The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter·10d ago

Chinese rocket explodes 90 seconds after take-off – video A Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite exploded after taking off of from Wenchang space launch site in the southern...

Space | The Guardianby Natasha May·10d ago

Days after a massive fireball flashed through New Zealand’s skies last month, Steve Wyn-Harris spotted a small, black stone on the bare ground.

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Space | The Guardianby Adam Kirsch·10d ago

During a visit to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1950, Enrico Fermi, one of the architects of the Manhattan Project, was having lunch with other physicists when the conversation turned to...

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