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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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Every April, the Lyrid meteor shower returns to our skies, offering lucky stargazers the chance to glimpse fireballs zipping across the sky. While it’s…
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A vast cloud of hydrogen gas – one of the largest single structures ever observed in the sky – has been discovered surprisingly close…
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Mars once had vast oceans on its surface – then its magnetic field weakened, its atmosphere thinned, and its water vanished. But the numbers…
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A new NASA study has revealed something unexpected – and rather strange – about the Moon’s deep interior. Using data from the GRAIL spacecraft,…
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Tiny, fuzzy blobs. I’ve spent a lot of time in the last few years looking at images of tiny, fuzzy blobs. They’re only ever…
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