SpaceWe may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago News
PhysicsWould aliens do physics, or is science a human invention? Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson explores what that could tell us about physics and ourselves Comment