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Radio telescope

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Jodrell Bank Observatory honoured with UNESCO World Heritage status

Jodrell Bank Observatory, a world-leading centre for radio astronomy in the UK, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List

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Exoplanet and ploonets

Space

Exomoons that run away from their planets could become 'ploonets'

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Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

Space

Mystery radio waves from space tracked to a surprising home galaxy

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Representation of Claudius Ptolemy with a rule and stars

People in Science

Claudius Ptolemy

Caroline Herschel

People in Science

Caroline Herschel

image of exoplanet

Space

We may be witnessing the birth of an exomoon around a distant world

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Star field

Space

A weird star just rapidly dimmed for a few days and we don't know why

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Tana Joseph

Space

Tana Joseph: The Hubble Space Telescope hooked me on science

Regulars

High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

Space

High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

Culture

CHIME telescope

Space

Fast radio bursts: We're finally decoding messages from deep space

Strange signals from space called fast radio bursts have confused astronomers for years. A new wave of observations looks set to solve the mystery

Features

Space

An interstellar rock may have hit Earth in 2014 but nobody noticed

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Space

First black hole picture: The big mysteries we still need to solve

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Space

A mission to Alpha Centauri affirms humanity's faith in the future

Leader

Space

First ever picture of a black hole may be revealed this week

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