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How to understand wormholes and their weird quantum effects

Classical relativity suggests that nothing could pass through a wormhole and exit, but quantum effects change that, says space reporter Leah Crane

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Satellite trails crossing an image of galaxy ARP248, captured by Hubble

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Hubble Space Telescope images are being spoiled by satellite trails

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Photo taken in London, United Kingdom

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A stargazer's guide to managing light pollution

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SpaceX launches Starlink V2 satellites to increase internet capacity

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The northern lights in Scotland on 26th February

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How to see the northern lights in the UK tonight

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JWST image of crowded field of galaxies

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Huge young galaxies seen by JWST may upend our models of the universe

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A region of the Atacama desert called Red Stone

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Mars rover sensors may not be sensitive enough to find signs of life

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This image shows a small section of the Veil Nebula, as it was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This section of the outer shell of the famous supernova remnant is in a region known as NGC 6960 or ??? more colloquially ??? the Witch???s Broom Nebula. https://esahubble.org/images/heic1520a/

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We're hurtling into a new region of interstellar space. What now?

Features

Springtime on Mars: Hubble's Best View of the Red Planet

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The First City on Mars review: How to make life on Mars a reality

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Starship full stack

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Original Sin review: Was space flight tainted from the get-go?

A convincing new book by space policy analyst Bleddyn Bowen reveals how space technology was born out of appalling weaponry – and still has a militaristic bent

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We need a new model of space governance to address today's challenges

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JWST has seen building blocks of life in a dark, cold cloud in space

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Amazing JWST images show a nebula shaped by a multi-star system

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Help in the hunt for neutrinos while exploring deep-sea ecosystems

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