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astronomy

Optical image of a portion of Virgo cluster

Space

Many tiny galaxies could host mammoth black holes

The discovery of the second and third known ultra-compact dwarf galaxies with gargantuan black holes at their cores suggests such a mass mismatch may be common

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Saturn's moon Atlas, which is shaped like a ravioli

Space

Saturn's flying saucer moon Atlas has a smooth fluffy edge

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MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars

Space

Mars's atmosphere hosts metal layers that shouldn't exist

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Water telescope uses gamma rays to track new kind of pulsar

Space

Water telescope uses gamma rays to track new kind of pulsar

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space

Space

New approach to dark energy might explain our cooling universe

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The Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets Concept

Space

NASA funds radical Pluto hopper and cosmic echolocation concepts

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Mars

Space

Mars is so small because Jupiter shook up its formation

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Atmosphere containing water detected around rocky exoplanet

Space

Atmosphere containing water detected around rocky exoplanet

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telescope

Space

Earth-sized telescope set to snap first picture of a black hole

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Oldest dust ever spotted in the universe seen in distant galaxy

Space

Oldest dust ever spotted in the universe seen in distant galaxy

We’ve spotted dust in a galaxy whose light reaches us from when the universe was only 600 million years old – a game changer for studying the earliest galaxies

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Space

Gravitational waves slow the spin of shape-shifting neutron star

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Space

NASA orbiter shows Mars lost 90 per cent of its CO2 to space

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Space

The coldest place in the universe marks a double stellar grave

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Space

Backwards asteroid shares an orbit with Jupiter without crashing

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