The age of the Universe can be derived by measuring its current rate of expansion and then extrapolating backwards. In practice, however, we also…
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A rare partial solar eclipse will rise over parts of North America and Europe on Saturday 29 March 2025, offering early risers a dramatic…
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High above Earth at an altitude of around 480km (300 miles), roughly over Brazil, is something strange. A spot where satellites go haywire, where…
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All astronomical objects are formed by gravity pulling matter together. If a cosmic body originates from anything that had even the tiniest amount of…
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Recent research suggests the age of the Great Red Spot – the huge anticyclone vortex in Jupiter’s atmosphere – formed about 190 years ago.…
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We’ve known for decades that our closest large galactic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), is heading toward our galaxy, the Milky Way, at around…
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On paper, the two most spectacular astronomical discoveries of the last few weeks couldn’t possibly have less in common. One is an image captured…
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The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) – a dwarf galaxy orbiting near our own Milky Way – appears to be meeting a rather dramatic end.…
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About 13,000 satellites currently orbit Earth, roughly 10,000 of which are operational. But that number is set to skyrocket, with a staggering 50,000 new…
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One of space science’s longest-standing puzzles may finally have an answer. Scientists say they’ve figured out why carbon-rich asteroids – which are common in…
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