The dark matter distribution observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and by the James Webb…
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How to spot the lunar X and V
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A Hole in the Sky review: Peter F. Hamilton’s latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw
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Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions
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Mars once had a vast sea the size of the Arctic Ocean
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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century
The first few exoplanets were discovered in the early 1990s. But it wasn’t until the early…
Transient astronomy films the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century
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