If Tuesday’s cute little newest cat ever discovered wasn’t geekily gorgeous enough for you, how about the youngest planet we’ve ever seen. Just look at its chubby cheeks! Who’s. beautiful bubba?

A massive weekend for a massive telescope, a chance to shine a light on the stuff that doesn’t shine, & an old beauty reminds us why she’s so cool with possibly the most awesome images I’ve ever seen.

A Sydney PhD student has traced one of space's most baffling radio signals to a white dwarf feeding off its neighbour, the clearest clue yet to a mystery that has held out for years.

Sneaky Russian Luch satellite blows apart in "safe" graveyard orbit. If even retirement homes explode, our orbital future gets shaky. Wake-up call?

Brutal cuts to NASA’s funding – including 47% slashed from its science budget and the abrupt end of a vital alliance to find life on Mars – point to a betrayal of science and global cooperation.

Scientists discover asteroid on potential collision course to Earth - and the doomsday gears start turning.