This month in the news: Dark galaxies discovered by astronomers, a new theory about Pluto's formation and the launch of MeerLICHT telescope in South Africa.

This month in the news: The launch of NASA's TESS observatory, a detailed view of a supermassive black hole's jets and revealing planet-forming disks around young stars.

This month in the news: ARIEL is cleared for launch, galaxies are found to be on time, and unusual elements are sighted in the Galactic bulge.

This month in the news: the most distant supernova ever discovered, the discovery of some of the most massive black holes in the universe and water content in the TRAPPIST-1 planets.

This month in the news: the extreme magneto-ionic environment associated with the source of the repeating Fast Radio Burst, exposed subsurface ice sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes, and the first definitive interstellar detection of benzonitrile.

This month in the news: The death of a space pioneer, A solar system to rival our own and The key to Jupiter's winds

This month in the news: a visiting asteroid, a new temperate world, and a lifeline for Arecibo.

This month in the news: Cassini; gone but not forgotten, the possible discovery of an exomoon and major results from LIGO.

This month in the news: LIGO-VIRGO and Arecibo Observatory

In the news this month (more) gravitational wave rumours, Voyager celebrates 40 years in space, and an amazing new image of Antares.