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How to find Hydra, the biggest constellation in the sky

Named after a water snake, Hydra is a large constellation, but it isn't very bright. Finding it will take really dark skies – and tapping into some of astronomy's top visualising tips, says Abigail Beall

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Physics

Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?

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The Hunt for Planet B review: Tracking the James Webb Space Telescope

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What is the spring equinox and is it something worth celebrating?

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Humans

Ancient ‘computer’ may have used bejewelled rings to model the cosmos

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How to find astronomy’s handiest reference point – the ecliptic

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Young galaxies grow up faster than astronomers previously thought

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Humans

Avi Loeb interview: Could ‘Oumuamua be alien technology after all?

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Space

Rare images show role of collisions in galactic evolution

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How to spot the Winter (or Summer) Hexagon by locating its six stars

Six bright stars make up a pattern that looks like a hexagon or circle in the night sky from now until March. Here's how to spot them

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White dwarfs seen eating the remnants of destroyed planets

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Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet

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Jupiter Saturn conjunction: How to see tonight’s ‘Christmas star’

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2020 in review: Earth acquired a minimoon the size of a 6-year-old

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