A black hole hidden within a star cluster has been confirmed as one of the only known 'intermediate-mass black holes'.
The object, which was first spotted last year, is believed to be around 4,000 lightyears away from Earth.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with a satellite in 2015 - now, it's on its way to hit the moon.
In 2018, data suggested there could be water beneath the Red Planet's southern polar cap
NASA's James Webb Telescope Reaches Final Destination
Tumbling boulders may provide evidence of seismic activity, or 'marsquakes', on the Red Planet.
The company co-producing Tom Cruise's space movie hopes to have a studio in orbit in two years' time.
<p>An asteroid bigger than any building on Earth is set to hurtle past our planet after it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. The recently-released Netflix film Don’t Look Up has warned us of what can happen to humanity when it chooses to ignore giant rocks hurtling towards us from space, but luckily even <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/kilometre-wide-asteroid-to-blast-past-earth-tomorrow/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A modified telescope in Arizona is part of a five-year mission to create the most comprehensive map of the universe. Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California and scientists from around the globe have been working on the project for less than a year, but have already made the largest ever 3D map <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/largest-dark-energy-map-could-reveal-the-fate-of-the-universe/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A new planet has been discovered, and according to astronomers it looks more like a vegetable than the spherical globe shape we’re all accustomed to. An international team of astronomers working for the European Space Agency (ESA) made the discovery during an exoplanet mission named CHEOPS. The mission revealed that not just one but multiple <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/astronomers-discover-planet-with-one-of-the-most-unusual-shapes-seen/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was a mini black hole that was still actually very big. Scientists have discovered a ‘mini’ black hole that was hiding in a small galaxy about 110 million light years away, though perhaps ‘mini’ is the wrong word considering this black hole has a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/scientists-find-mini-monster-black-hole-discovered-hiding-in-galaxy/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Chinese Space Agency spotted a ‘house’ on the far side of the moon. Its true nature has now been revealed. China’s Yutu-2 rover has been exploring the lunar surface since 2019 as part of its Chang’e-4 mission. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions back on Earth, with discoveries of a ‘gel-like’ substance and a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/mysterious-house-spotted-on-the-moon-solved-by-chinese-space-agency/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>For the first time ever, astronomers have been able to observe the self-destruction of a star in real time. The team, led by astronomers from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley, observed the dramatic end of a red supergiant star before watching it become a type II supernova. There have got to be few jobs <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/astronomers-observe-rapid-self-destruction-of-supergiant-star-in-breakthrough-of-understanding/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An out-of-control piece of a Russian spacecraft has re-entered the atmosphere and plunged down to Earth. The Russian Angara A5 rocket blasted off from Earth in a test flight on December 27, 2021, and while the journey initially looked to be going well, a bid to move the spacecraft into a higher orbit proved unsuccessful. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/out-of-control-spacecraft-crashes-to-earth-after-major-failure/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An advanced version of Amazon’s Alexa is set to cater to ‘virtual crew members’ during NASA’s upcoming Artemis I mission to the moon. Set to launch this year, Artemis I will see the first woman and the first person of colour land on the surface of the moon, more than 50 years since humans first <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/amazon-alexa-to-take-virtual-crew-members-to-space-in-upcoming-trip-to-the-moon/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Quadrantids meteor shower is set to light up skies above the UK tonight, with the annual show reaching its peak this evening. Known for its blue meteors and fireballs, the Quadrantids are one of the most dazzling meteor showers of the year, producing between 50 to 120 shooting stars an hour in ideal conditions. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/50-meteors-an-hour-to-illuminate-the-sky-tonight/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>