Astronomers have found a blast of gamma rays from space that seems to have been caused…
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Centre of our galaxy has a 'zone of avoidance' and we don't know why
The stars that orbit close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole are already tough to…
The Milky Way could contain thousands of stars from another galaxy
We know there are stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way, so the same…
What is the June solstice and what causes it?
21 June is the summer solstice or longest day in the northern hemisphere and winter solstice…
A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years
A distant star called FU Orionis has been shining extraordinarily bright for the last 85 years,…
How to see five planets align in the sky this weekend
In the early morning on 17 June you will be able to see Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter,…
The JWST is already delivering on its promise to transform cosmology
Almost a year after its first images were released, the James Webb Space Telescope is living…
Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilometres per second
Astronomers have spotted white dwarfs moving faster than any free-moving star seen before – so fast…
What the huge young galaxies seen by JWST tell us about the universe
A few months ago, the James Webb Space Telescope spotted six early galaxies that were so…
Fast-growing galaxy seen by JWST offers window on the early universe
A galaxy seen 700 million years after the big bang appears surprisingly mature, suggesting some pockets…