Space Smells Like Seared Steak
Listen: astronauts swear the void smells like seared steak, ozone and hot metal - and it's not poetry, it's chemistry on your suit.Read More 
Moon's Secret Weight Pockets
The Moon's been hiding dense 'mascons' under its maria, and they once made early lunar probes wobble like drunks on a ferry.Read More 
That star's basically a diamond, mate
There is a white dwarf out there with a crystallised carbon core - like space made a massive, silent diamond and forgot to show it off.Read More 
It Rains Glass on That One Exoplanet and Everyone's Very Calm About It
There is an exoplanet so rudely equipped with sideways glass rain and hurricane winds that your brolly would file a formal complaint.Read More 
Jupiter's Blurry Core: The Planet That Lost Its Centre
Juno reckons Jupiter's core isn't a tidy lump but a soggy, spread-out mess - likely the scar of an ancient planetary smash-up.Read More 
When Cosmic Rays Flick Your Eyeballs
Astronauts often see sudden streaks and flashes of light-even with their eyes closed-because high-energy particles from space tickle their retinas or brains.Read More 
Bennu Spits Back: The Little Asteroid That Throws Stones
That cute near-Earth pebble? Turns out Bennu coughs up rocks - NASA watched it do the cosmic equivalent of hocking a loogie.Read More 
Mercury's Tiny Angry Pits
Mercury's surface has little bright pits called 'hollows' - like the planet's been on the piss and forgotten to finish a DIY job.Read More 
Iapetus: The Moon That Grew A Ridge
Saturn's walnut-shaped moon has a spine down its middle like someone tried to stitch a belt on a doughnut and forgot why.Read More 
Some Git Named An Asteroid After His Cat Mr Spock
Proper daft: there really is an asteroid called 2309 Mr Spock, and no, it wasn't christened for Captain Kirk - it was named after a moggy.Read More 