Astronomy
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Japan takes the lead in cleaning up orbiting space junk
Japanese companies are testing innovative solutions to eradicate the threat. Julian Ryall Deutsche Welle Fragments of man-made debris are currently…
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We’ve mapped a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the…
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Katie Mack: ‘Knowing how the universe will end is freeing’
They describe a few of the theories scientists have about how our universe will one day die. Kameron Virk BBC…
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Tonight’s ‘supermoon’ is a great opportunity for photographers
Tonight, they may finally get an image of a full moon, one of a handful they still need to document…
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The sun is still a burning mystery. That may be about to change.
On Sunday evening, a rocket is scheduled to streak through Florida’s nighttime sky, ferrying a spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind adventure…
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Helen Sharman: ‘There’s no greater beauty than seeing the Earth from up high’
Almost everything about my childhood was normal and mundane. Michael Segalov The Guardian Our nuclear family lived in a comfortable…
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NASA’s new black hole visualisation shows how gravity warps our view of them
So what are we looking at here? Suzannah Lyons ABC News Probably the most common misconception about black holes is…
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Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole
Assembling data gathered by eight radio telescopes around the world, astronomers created the picture showing the violent neighborhood around a supermassive black hole, the…
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The fate of the Earth? We discovered the remains of a planet following the violent death of its parent star
If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. Christopher Manser…
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Aboriginal traditions describe the complex motions of planets, the ‘wandering stars’ of the sky
The five planets we can see by naked eye were known to the ancient Greeks as “asteres planetai”, meaning “wandering…
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A guide to the longest full eclipse of the moon this century, and more
On July 27th, 2018 most of the world will be treated to an extraordinary evening of activity in the sky.…
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Gaia’s Map of 1.3 Billion Stars Makes for a Milky Way in a Bottle
Call it a galaxy in a bottle. Last Wednesday, astronomers in Europe released a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way.…
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Crucial Ingredient of Life Might Not Exist Across Universe, Scientists Discover
If you were going grocery shopping with plans to whip up life, you’d know to stock up on the equivalent of a…
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The discovery of alien life may be close. How will religion survive it?
Encounters with new worlds and new life will present religions with the ultimate theological conundrum. But they will adapt, as…
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NASA Just Found A Solar System With 7 Earth-Like Planets
Astronomers just announced a breaking discovery that has a monumental impact on life beyond Earth: A planetary system with a…
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Humanity is cosmically special. Here’s how we know.
As we give thanks for our many obvious blessings, let’s reflect on a blessing that is less well known, a…
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