Hot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the potential to be next year’s big story – C/2023 A3. Introducing comet C/2023 A3 Every year, a few dozen new comets are discovered – dirty snowballs moving on highly elongated paths around the Sun. Astronomers promised the public “the comet of the …
The mystery of where water first came from has stumped scientists for decades. New research has not only uncovered the potential 'missing link' for how water got to Earth, but also suggests that H20 in our solar system is billions of years older than the sun. Experts made the discovery after detecting gaseous water in the planet-forming disc around the …
Don't Look Up: The stories that reflect our oldest fear Alamy Adam McKay's star-filled apocalyptic disaster comedy is the latest in a centuries-old genre of fiction about threats from space, writes Dorian Lynskey. With a cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep, McKay's film is a striking example of what you might call "impact fiction", a diverse …
