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'Cosmic void' theory suggests our Universe is like Swiss cheese and we live in one of its holes

Space

'Cosmic void' theory suggests our Universe is like Swiss cheese and we live in one of its holes

Abigail Beall

The best space images from May

Nasa

The best space images from May

Matt Burgess

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jean Michel-Jarre receive the 2017 Stephen Hawking Medal

Space

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jean Michel-Jarre receive the 2017 Stephen Hawking Medal

Alexandra Simon-Lewis

Mars was once covered in so much water, its heavy rainfall shaped the planet's landscape

Space

Mars was once covered in so much water, its heavy rainfall shaped the planet's landscape

Liat Clark

Nasa discovers extreme exoplanet that's hotter than most stars in the known Universe

Space

Nasa discovers extreme exoplanet that's hotter than most stars in the known Universe

Abigail Beall

Mars mission astronauts must ‘prepare for non-survivable illnesses or injuries’

Space

Mars mission astronauts must ‘prepare for non-survivable illnesses or injuries’

Libby Plummer

India's Moon Shot: the unlikely outsiders shooting for the lunar X-Prize

Space

India's Moon Shot: the unlikely outsiders shooting for the lunar X-Prize

Simon Parkin

Elon Musk: 'Leaving Paris agreement is not good for America or the world'

SpaceX

Elon Musk: 'Leaving Paris agreement is not good for America or the world'

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

Nasa's mission to Sun renamed after astrophysicist behind solar wind theory

Space

Nasa's mission to Sun renamed after astrophysicist behind solar wind theory

Matt Burgess

Astronomers take a step closer to proving event horizons around black holes do exist

Physics

Astronomers take a step closer to proving event horizons around black holes do exist

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

Nasa's Juno mission reveals cyclones the size of Earth engulf Jupiter's poles

Space

Nasa's Juno mission reveals cyclones the size of Earth engulf Jupiter's poles

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

DARPA's hypersonic Phantom Express spaceplane gets sign off to be built

Technology

DARPA's hypersonic Phantom Express spaceplane gets sign off to be built

Libby Plummer

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for May 23

Technology

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for May 23

WIRED Insider

Beyond Pluto: Nasa's next New Horizon target is its biggest mystery yet

Nasa

Beyond Pluto: Nasa's next New Horizon target is its biggest mystery yet

James Temperton

Stephen Hawking believes we have 100 years left on Earth – and he's not the only one

Science

Stephen Hawking believes we have 100 years left on Earth – and he's not the only one

Bonnie Christian

A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

Space

A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

Abigail Beall

You can now send your loved one's ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket

Space

You can now send your loved one's ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket

Abigail Beall

'Second Earth' Proxima b could support alien life after all

Space

'Second Earth' Proxima b could support alien life after all

Abigail Beall

Watery exoplanet suggests we may never find another solar system like ours

Space

Watery exoplanet suggests we may never find another solar system like ours

Abigail Beall

Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

Space

Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

Abigail Beall