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astronomy

CubeSats being released in space

Space

Satellite swarms could increase space junk risk by 50 per cent

Space-flight firms hope to democratise global internet access with thousands of new satellites, but that could catastrophically overcrowd low Earth orbit

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Optical image of a portion of Virgo cluster

Space

Many tiny galaxies could host mammoth black holes

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Saturn's moon Atlas, which is shaped like a ravioli

Space

Saturn's flying saucer moon Atlas has a smooth fluffy edge

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MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars

Space

Mars's atmosphere hosts metal layers that shouldn't exist

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Water telescope uses gamma rays to track new kind of pulsar

Space

Water telescope uses gamma rays to track new kind of pulsar

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Space

New approach to dark energy might explain our cooling universe

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The Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets Concept

Space

NASA funds radical Pluto hopper and cosmic echolocation concepts

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Mars

Space

Mars is so small because Jupiter shook up its formation

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Atmosphere containing water detected around rocky exoplanet

Space

Atmosphere containing water detected around rocky exoplanet

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Space

Earth-sized telescope set to snap first picture of a black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope will take images of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, and could reveal how relativity and quantum mechanics mesh

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Space

Oldest dust ever spotted in the universe seen in distant galaxy

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Space

Gravitational waves slow the spin of shape-shifting neutron star

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Space

NASA orbiter shows Mars lost 90 per cent of its CO2 to space

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Space

The coldest place in the universe marks a double stellar grave

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