Astronomy
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The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on its way into orbit
After numerous delays, the biggest space telescope ever has blasted off on Christmas Day, and will begin its science mission…
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At least 70 ‘rogue’ planets spotted drifting in space without a star
Free-floating planets are hard to spot, but astronomers have bagged a large haul by looking for candidates in a nearby…
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Baffling ‘space cow’ explosion was probably a failed supernova
By Leah Crane Illustration of a cow in space Shutterstock An explosion that baffled astronomers in 2018 may finally have…
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US astronomers plan $11 billion telescope to picture another Earth
A massive report on priorities for the next decade of US astronomy recommends building a telescope that could one day…
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Arid meteor shower makes new appearance in southern hemisphere skies
By Will Gater A meteor shower in the region of the Aquila constellation Lubo Ivanko/Alamy Astronomers have spotted a brand-new…
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A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other
IMAGE: Artistic rendition of the exoplanet WASP-107b and its star, WASP-107. Some of the star’s light streams through the exoplanet’s extended…
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Study: X-Rays surrounding ‘Magnificent 7’ may be traces of sought-after particle
IMAGE: An artistic rendering of the XMM-Newton (X-ray multi-mirror mission) space telescope. A study of archival data from the XMM-Newton and…
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Researchers use LRZ HPC resources to perform largest-ever supersonic turbulence simulation
IMAGE: Turbulence shaping the interstellar medium. The image shows a slice through turbulent gas in the world’s highest-resolution simulation of turbulence,…
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Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet
By Leah Crane The Parkes Observatory in Australia detected radio signals from Proxima CentauriCSIRO/A. Cherney Astronomers have spotted what may…
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The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn to align in the sky tonight
Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, will align today in an event known as the…
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