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The black streak is the newly discovered Giant Coma Stream, which is ten times as long as the Milky Way

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Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about dark matter

The newfound Giant Coma Stream of stars stretches nearly 1.7 million light years across the cosmos, and it could have holes blasted through it by clumps of dark matter

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Strange way black holes lose energy could help solve cosmic puzzle

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Strange nebula changes colour rhythmically like a mood lamp

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Artist's impression of WASP-107b and its parent star

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Fluffy exoplanet blasted by its sun has clouds that rain sand

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Venus seen next to the crescent moon just before a daytime occultation in 2015

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When to see Venus disappear behind the moon this Thursday

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What time is the partial lunar eclipse of the full moon this weekend?

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Oddly bright burst may mean space is more transparent than we thought

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2G6HE5R ANNIE JUMP CANNON (1863-1941) American astronomer and suffragist. about 1920

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Her Space, Her Time review: Trailblazing women astronomers

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Our home galaxy, the Milky Way in a starry sky. The three bright stars Deneb (left), Vega (middle top), and Altair (right) form the Summer Triangle. The red cloud near the star Deneb is the North America Nebula.

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How to spot the constellation Aquila and its deep-sky objects

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Seven wonders of the Milky Way: An astronomer’s guide to the galaxy

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Seven wonders of the Milky Way: An astronomer’s guide to the galaxy

Join us on an exhilarating tour of the Milky Way’s most spectacular sights – from a monstrous black hole and a river of dark matter to a diamond planet, primordial stars and a cosmic hall of mirrors

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Astronomers alarmed by satellite that outshines all but seven stars

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Why the next solar eclipses are a unique chance to understand the sun

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These are the next comets that will be visible in 2023

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How to spot green comet Nishimura in the skies this week

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