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James Webb space telescope

Artist's impression of a neutron star and black hole

Physics

LIGO may have seen its first black hole and neutron star collision

LIGO has probably seen the collision of a black hole and neutron star. That would mean it has spotted all three types of cosmic event it was designed to

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Planets around a young star

Space

A massive collision may have made Jupiter's core so weird

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Antarctic snow amid mountains

Space

Radioactive dust in Antarctic ice could help map interstellar clouds

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Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

Space

Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

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UK's biggest moon exhibition captures centuries of lunar love

Space

UK's biggest moon exhibition captures centuries of lunar love

Culture

3D map of the Milky Way

Space

Best ever map of Milky Way shows our galaxy is warped in an S-shape

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LightSail 2 above the Earth

Space

LightSail 2 has used sunlight alone to steer around Earth

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Before building another telescope, learn from Hawaiian culture

Comment

Before building another telescope, learn from Hawaiian culture

Comment

Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Space

Three newly discovered exoplanets orbit a star 73 light years away

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

Technology

Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

In his first speech as prime minister, Boris Johnson said Britain is "leading the world" in science and technology. Is that true?

Regulars

Space

After years of sexism in space we urgently need more female astronauts

Features

Space

What happened when the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet smashed into Jupiter

Regulars

Space

Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Space

LightSail 2 unfurls solar sail and begins travelling through space

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