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A dense collection of stars covers the view. Towards the centre the stars become even more dense in a circular region, and also more blue. Around the edges there are some redder foreground stars, and many small stars in the background.

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Why darkness between stars reveals more about the universe than light

When looking up at the night sky, light from stars draws attention. But the darkness between the light can reveal even more about the universe, says Nobel prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess

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NEW CLOUDS ABOVE US The modern world relies on satellites for its communications and commerce. While mostly invisible to us as we go about out daily lives, our entire modern way of living ? both socially and professionally ? is intimately linked with the orbital space around the Earth. How we treat this extraterrestrial environment will determine how much we can rely on it in the future. ?In this view of Greenwich, London, you?ve got examples of what?s in space. I photographed about 300 artefacts ranging from satellites to rocket bodies, satellite parts, solar panels, all the way down to the screws and a glove to show what?s up there. The photography was done over a one year period, across North America, Europe and the UK. I wanted to show this from a human perspective ? from the ground looking up. I chose Greenwich because of its history of astronomy and because from there you can see the financial district of London to highlight the modern world?s connection to the satellites that circle Earth.? Max Alexander

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Space debris problem highlighted in new series of photographs

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Alien messages responding to NASA signals could reach us by 2029

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Seven galaxies highlighted here in five boxes are part of the most distant galaxy cluster ever found

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JWST has spotted the most distant galaxy cluster ever seen

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What was the universe's first second like? These particles can tell us

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A butterfly flies near to a light at night

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Slow motion footage reveals why insects are attracted to lights

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inventory of the universe

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Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe

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Ariane 5 VA 260 with the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

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JUICE livestream: Watch the launch of ESA’s mission to Jupiter’s moons

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An artists' impression of ESA's JUICE spacecraft at Jupiter

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The JUICE mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons is about to launch

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A supermassive black hole is hurtling away from its home galaxy

For the first time, researchers have spotted what appears to be a supermassive black hole flying away from its home galaxy at incredible speeds, trailing bursts of star formation behind it

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Are there planets that are better for life than Earth?

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Crystal impervious to radiation could be used in spaceship computers

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NASA announces four astronauts for Artemis II mission around the moon

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JWST has spotted the earliest black hole ever seen in the universe

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