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Galaxy smash-ups may explain strange light from early universe

Light from hydrogen in the early universe has baffled astronomers, but researchers have spotted interacting galaxies that could explain how it makes its way to us

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New fiery doughnut image is our most detailed glimpse of a black hole

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Images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87

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Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here's how

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Radio bursts from space are exhibiting a strange ‘sad trombone’ effect

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Wide view of the telescope mount inside the dome

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory will start scanning the night sky in 2024

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Have we found filaments of pure energy unleashed during the big bang?

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The remnants of a supernova

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AI predicts age of newly discovered supernovae within milliseconds

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Stonehenge science: How archaeology reveals the stone circle's secrets

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Stonehenge science: How archaeology reveals the stone circle's secrets

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2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

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The black streak is the newly discovered Giant Coma Stream, which is ten times as long as the Milky Way

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Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about dark matter

The newfound Giant Coma Stream of stars stretches nearly 1.7 million light years across the cosmos, and it could have holes blasted through it by clumps of dark matter

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Strange way black holes lose energy could help solve cosmic puzzle

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Strange nebula changes colour rhythmically like a mood lamp

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Artist's impression of WASP-107b and its parent star

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Fluffy exoplanet blasted by its sun has clouds that rain sand

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Venus seen next to the crescent moon just before a daytime occultation in 2015

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When to see Venus disappear behind the moon this Thursday

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