AstronomyJames Webb may have found a black hole older than its galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered one of those results that makes the early universe feel even stranger than expected. Astronomers study…
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Your guide to the night sky: stargazing tips, constellation guides, eclipse calendars, meteor showers, and planetary events you can observe from Earth.
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AstronomyNeptune’s Moon Nereid May Be a Lost World Survivor
Neptune’s strange moon system may have just become even more fascinating. A new peer-reviewed study published on 20 May in Science Advances argues tha…
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AstronomyJWST May Have Finally Found the Universe’s First Stars
The search for the universe’s first stars has always been one of astronomy’s most tantalising pursuits. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has pushed …
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AstronomyWhy Is Space Dark? The Real Cosmic Answer
Look up on a clear night and the puzzle seems almost too simple: if the universe contains staggering numbers of stars and galaxies, why is the sky mos…
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AstronomySolar Eclipse Guide: What Happens and How to Watch
A solar eclipse is one of the most extraordinary sights in the sky: the Moon slips between Earth and the Sun, and for a few minutes celestial geometry…
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AstronomyHow We Find Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System
Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun, and in just a few decades they have gone from speculation to one of astronomy’s busiest fronti…
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