Astronomy and planetary science : nature.com subject feeds https://www.nature.com/subjects/astronomy-and-planetary-science/nature Latest news and research from Nature.com on the topic of Astronomy and planetary science 60 Wed, 6 May 2026 18:19:58 +0000 Wed, 6 May 2026 18:19:58 +0000 Extreme galaxy-scale outflows are frequent among luminous early quasars Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10477-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10477-9 ‘Make Pluto a planet again’? 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Here’s what I saw Thu, 9 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01138-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01138-y Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s space ambitions Wed, 8 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01013-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01013-w First photos from Artemis II: see stunning ‘Earthset’ and more Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01118-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01118-2 Historic Artemis II Moon fly-by: Nature’s live coverage as it happened Mon, 6 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00989-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00989-9 What Artemis II’s astronauts will look for on the Moon’s far side Sat, 4 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01103-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01103-9 Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absence Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01060-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01060-3 The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can afford to reach it Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4 China is planning to land people on the Moon — and might beat the United States to it Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01059-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01059-w Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10359-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10359-0 Lift off! 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