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THE HUNT FOR THE MISSING PLANET

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

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ALL ABOUT BLIMPS

Is it a bird? Is it a spaceship? No... it's a non-rigid airship

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HOW IN-FLIGHT WI-FI WORKS

This technology allows you to scroll to your heart's content while killing time at cruise altitude

3 min |

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WILL IT BE A WHITE CHRISTMAS?

A single snowfall can make all the difference

2 min |

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Artificial muscle helps humanoid robots lift 4,000 times their own weight

Researchers in South Korea have built an artificial muscle that can lift around 4,000 times its own weight.

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Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise

Eye injuries related to pickleball have increased at an “alarming rate” as the sport's popularity has exploded in the US, a new study finds.

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HOW WIGWAMS WERE BUILT

Discover the construction and living conditions inside these traditional domed dwellings

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NASA'S SUPERSONIC 'FLYING SWORDFISH' MAKES HISTORY WITH ITS FIRST TEST FLIGHT

NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time, making history as the first supersonic aircraft designed to make a soft 'thump' instead of thunderous sonic booms.

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1,400-YEAR-OLD HIEROGLYPHS REVEAL THE NAME OF A POWERFUL MAYA QUEEN

By deciphering inscriptions on centuries-old rocks, researchers have identified the name of a previously unknown Maya queen.

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Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule

Stalagmites all adhere to a mathematical rule, scientists have discovered after creating equations showing how the dramatic mineral formations develop into different shapes.

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When did we first cage dive with sharks?

The first purposely shark-proof cage was built in the mid-1960s by Rodney Fox, an Australian who had survived a violent shark attack just a few years earlier.

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WHAT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS SPORT?

Defining the world's most dangerous sport isn't straightforward, largely due to a lack of statistics and reluctance among sport governing bodies to publicise injuries and deaths.

1 min |

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HOW FAST DO GLACIERS MOVE?

The speed at which a glacier flows depends on its mass, the depth and slope of the underlying rock bed and friction.

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HOW GROWS

Why do we get hair on certain parts of our bodies, and can we get it back once it's gone?

4 min |

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine

31/ATLAS: captured from other worlds

Mars orbiters repurposed to photograph elusive interstellar visitor

2 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT

When The Sky at Night joined Curious Cases for a special episode, George Dransfield was there to answer your burning questions. Here she dives deeper into her favourite

3 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

How to photograph the Geminids

Dramatic meteor photos aren't just down to luck. We show you how to bag one

3 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Did asteroids bring life to Earth?

Nick Spall examines the evidence that life on Earth came from outer space – and how close science is to proving it

6 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

10 years of reusable rockets

Ben Evans charts the rise of multi-flight spacecraft, the tech revolution that's transforming our access to space

6 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

FIELD OF VIEW

Forget Instagram – embrace the moment

2 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

10 Christmas crackers for your new telescope

So Santa brought you a telescope - what now? Stuart Atkinson sprinkles some cosmic sparkle, with 10 sights to see over one fabulous festive night - from glorious galaxies and planets to glittering star clusters

7 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

SKILLS FOR STARGAZERS

Take great photos of the Milky Way

3 min |

December 2025

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Q&A WITH A PLANETARY LIFE EXPERT

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus boasts water, heat and organics. Now scientists have discovered it has complex chemistry too. Could it prove to be habitable?

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