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James Webb space telescope

Falling diamonds on black background

Space

It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it might rain diamonds on up to a third of the planets we have discovered so far

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Space

The Peregrine lunar lander may not make it to the moon

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Vulcan launch: Why is NASA going back to the moon?

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Space

The first Vulcan rocket launch will carry a private lander to the moon

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MMX mission

Space

Japan is sending a rover to Mars's moon Phobos in 2024

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Europa Clipper Reaction Wheel installations Requester: Gretchen Mccartney Photographer: Gregory M. Waigand Date: 2022-10-14 Photolab order: 106955-11.00.00.A04

Space

Europa Clipper will launch to Jupiter in 2024 to explore its icy moon

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Sir David Attenborough

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The 12 best science documentaries of 2023

Culture

Galaxy cluster MACS0416, also known as the Christmas tree

Video

JWST and Hubble take stunning image of the 'Christmas tree' cluster

Video

Uranus, showing its rings and nine of the planet's 27 moons

Space

Stunning JWST image of Uranus shows 13 rings and nine moons

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Possibly the smallest stars ever discovered

Space

Astronomers have spotted what may be the smallest stars ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has found three objects about a thousand light years away that may be the least massive brown dwarf stars ever seen – though it is unclear how they formed

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The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by 51¶¯Âþ

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Six of the most amazing space pictures from 2023

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Space

This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time

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Physics

Why I've been somewhat obsessed with space-time this year

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