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10 hours ago

The Yamaji-Wajarri people studied the wide-open skies of their country for millennia before being host to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes

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4 days ago

Durham University researchers find cataclysmic direct hit with Gaia Sausage sent Milky Way into its current position

Astronomers have found evidence that the Milky Way was flipped on its side followin…

While the Milky Way galaxy might look calm and stable today, scientists say a grand display of cosmic gymnastics once turned our world upside down.

12 days ago

Detection of erythrulose, also found in raspberries, shows that compounds key to life can form in interstellar space

A natural sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotions has been detected…

Scientists have detected sugar in the depths of interstellar space for the first time.
The Milky Way is even bigger than we thought, a new study has revealed.

31 days ago

The glittering image, taken by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, heralds a new age of planetary discovery

The dazzling sight of more than 60m stars at the heart of Earth’s galaxy has been …

58 days ago

The comet, known as C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS, had been slowly making its way from the edge of the Solar System past Earth after first being spotted last year.

74 days ago

Photographers search for dark skies in the most remote landscapes to find places where the galaxy shines with extraordinary clarity. They share not only their breathtaking results but also their meth…

76 days ago

Wormholes are some of the universe's strangest and most mind-boggling structures, but scientists now say one could be hiding in our own galaxy.

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