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Young galaxies grow up faster than astronomers previously thought

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Young galaxies grow up faster than astronomers previously thought

A young galaxy has the hallmark central bulge and spiral arms of a much older one, suggesting that galaxies may form more quickly than previously thought

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

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

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Rare images show role of collisions in galactic evolution

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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

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

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White dwarfs seen eating the remnants of destroyed planets

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

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We may have seen a huge explosion in the oldest galaxy in the universe

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How to help discover new galaxies without leaving your home

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How to help discover new galaxies without leaving your home

Hundreds of thousands of people have participated in the online collaboration Galaxy Zoo to help study unexplored parts of the cosmos, and you can join in too, says Layal Liverpool

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The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

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Weird space radio signal tracked to its source for the first time

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Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

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Mars is unusually close this month – here's how to spot it in the sky

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