Space
Ancient serene galaxy suggests the early universe was eerily calm
A strange "coffee stain" galaxy in the early universe is much calmer than it ought to be, which may mean our ideas about a chaotic young universe could be wrong
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The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica
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Physics
Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings
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Earth
Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize
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How to see the spectacular comet Neowise with the naked eye
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Space
Circles in space made of radio waves are like nothing we’ve ever seen
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Humans
Psychedelic skies over Chile reveal the full extent of light pollution
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Space
Strange ‘space cow’ explosion may have been the birth of a black hole
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Space
Weird radio signals spotted in our galaxy could solve a space mystery
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Ripples in Earth’s atmosphere make distant galaxies appear to flash
Faraway galaxies have been spotted unexpectedly flashing up to 100 times their usual brightness, and it seems to be caused by eddies in Earth’s atmosphere
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Space
Astronomers have spotted the most powerful supernova ever
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Space
How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like
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Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion in the universe
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The atmosphere gets in the way of the universe’s most amazing objects
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