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Pluto steals the limelight in stellar block-out
Stargazers this morning caught a glimpse of a rare astronomical event as ‘dwarf planet’ Pluto passed in front of a distant star. Pluto photographed by the New Horizons spacecraft on 18 June 2015 Known...
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Pluto photos captivate the public
From mountains to moons, new photos from Pluto have been splashed across mainstream media. Pluto poses for its close up. Credits: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI Released this week, the images were collected by...
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New project on the hunt for intelligent life
The search for extra-terrestrial life has been re-invigorated by a new initiative launched by British cosmologist Stephen Hawking and funded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Yuri Milner. The Parke’s...
View ArticleLiquid water on Mars – Expert reaction
Salty streaks identified by an orbiting spacecraft could be the first solid evidence of liquid water – a key ingredient for life as we know it – on the Red Planet. Evidence of salty water flows on Mars...
View ArticleNew Windows on the Universe – Prof David Wiltshire
As researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announce they have spotted gravitational waves – ripples in space itself set off by violent astrophysical events –...
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Artificial light drowning out the stars – In the news
The “New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness” published Science Advances this week reveals that the Milky Way is hidden from more than one-third of humanity. Drawing on data collected from...
View ArticleJuno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news
After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around Jupiter to collect data. From a unique polar orbit, Juno will repeatedly dive...
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Earth-like planet around the Sun’s closest neighbour – Expert reaction
This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser UPDATED: A...
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Cassini’s grand finale nears – Expert Reaction
After a 20 year mission, NASA’s spacecraft Cassini will meet its demise this week by plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere and burning up. Saturn’s northern hermisphere in 2016, captured from Cassini....
View ArticleJames Webb Telescope’s first pictures – Expert Reaction
NASA has released some of the deepest and highest-resolution images of the universe to date. The images have been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched late last year. View all the...
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