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astronomy

Large Magellanic Cloud

Space

Strange fast-moving clouds of gas may be suffocating the Milky Way

There are clouds of cold hydrogen gas hurtling at extraordinary speeds away from the centre of our galaxy, and this may be stifling star formation

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Arecibo damage

Space

Snapped cable slashes a devastating hole in Arecibo radio telescope

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Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

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early galaxy

Space

Ancient serene galaxy suggests the early universe was eerily calm

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night sky

Space

The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica

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Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

Space

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

Earth

Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

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Comet NEOWISE

Space

How to see the spectacular comet Neowise with the naked eye

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Radio telescope

Space

Circles in space made of radio waves are like nothing we've ever seen

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Psychedelic skies over Chile reveal the full extent of light pollution

Humans

Psychedelic skies over Chile reveal the full extent of light pollution

An image taken by astronomer Juan Carlos Munoz of the night sky above Santiago, Chile, uses optical techniques to reveal the extent of light pollution in major cities even while under lockdown

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Space

Strange 'space cow' explosion may have been the birth of a black hole

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Space

Weird radio signals spotted in our galaxy could solve a space mystery

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Space

Ripples in Earth’s atmosphere make distant galaxies appear to flash

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Space

Astronomers have spotted the most powerful supernova ever

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