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Prof Manda Banerji and Dr Phil Wiseman from the University of Southampton say that the Vera Rubin telescope is a gamechanger for space exploration.

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As the temperature dropped, the vast night sky became a stage for distant planets and the steady glow of thousands of stars.

On 16 March 2025, the CHIME radio telescope in Canada recorded a one-off fast radio burst ( FRB) so powerful, astronomers ...

Tucked away in the northern reaches of Potter County sits Cherry Springs State Park, a modest 82-acre slice of Pennsylvania wilderness that delivers an astronomical experience unlike anything else ...

Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar ...

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