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Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet

Space

Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet

The Breakthrough Listen project has found a strange beam of radio waves from Proxima Centauri, which is the team’s best candidate yet for an alien signal

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Jupiter Saturn conjunction: How to see tonight's 'Christmas star'

Space

Jupiter Saturn conjunction: How to see tonight's 'Christmas star'

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2020 in review: Earth acquired a minimoon the size of a 6-year-old

Space

2020 in review: Earth acquired a minimoon the size of a 6-year-old

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Space

We may have seen a huge explosion in the oldest galaxy in the universe

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How to help discover new galaxies without leaving your home

Space

How to help discover new galaxies without leaving your home

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The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

Space

The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

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Weird space radio signal tracked to its source for the first time

Space

Weird space radio signal tracked to its source for the first time

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Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

Space

Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

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Mars is unusually close this month – here's how to spot it in the sky

Space

Mars is unusually close this month – here's how to spot it in the sky

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Climate change and big tech are jeopardising the future of astronomy

Environment

Climate change and big tech are jeopardising the future of astronomy

California's wildfires came worryingly close to burning down a treasured observatory. Sadly, fires aren't the only threat to astronomy, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Space

An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star

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How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky

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Space

This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken

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Life

Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life

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