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New York asteroid eclipse will be visible to millions

Space

New York asteroid eclipse will be visible to millions

An asteroid will make a bright star vanish for seconds this week – from the point of view of New Yorkers. An occultation specialist explains

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Swirls of colour reveal primordial gravitational waves

Space

Swirls of colour reveal primordial gravitational waves

Regulars

Largest ever yellow star is 1300 times bigger than sun

Space

Largest ever yellow star is 1300 times bigger than sun

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First alien rainbow image holds clues to Venus mystery

Space

First alien rainbow image holds clues to Venus mystery

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Hubble catches first disintegrating asteroid on camera

Space

Hubble catches first disintegrating asteroid on camera

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Earth raises a plasma shield to battle solar storms

Space

Earth raises a plasma shield to battle solar storms

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Space

Hundreds of mini solar systems found in the Milky Way

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Runaway pulsar spews 37-light-year-long trail in space

Space

Runaway pulsar spews 37-light-year-long trail in space

Regulars

Urban supernova-spotting at London's hidden observatory

Space

Urban supernova-spotting at London's hidden observatory

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Stellar archaeologist: We excavated the purest star

Space

Stellar archaeologist: We excavated the purest star

A star in our home galaxy that is almost as old as the universe has been found using techniques reminiscent of archaeology, says astrophysicist Anna Frebel

Opinion

Space

Fiery black hole debate creates cosmological Wild West

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Earth

Green sky thinking: Astronomy's dirty little secret

Features

Space

Astrophile: Jellyfish galaxies found spawning in clusters

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Space

Hawking timeline: A brief history of black holes

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