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World's most powerful telescope takes us to the edge of a black hole

On a desert mountain in Chile, a mega telescope is peering over the event horizon of a black hole – the aim is to test Einstein's theories to the limit

Features

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Space

2019 Preview: We will see the first ever picture of a black hole

News

The Kepler spacecraft is dead but its planet-hunting legacy lives on

Space

The Kepler spacecraft is dead but its planet-hunting legacy lives on

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Our best planet-hunting telescope has come to the end of its mission

Space

Our best planet-hunting telescope has come to the end of its mission

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Hubble Space Telescope

Space

Hubble Space Telescope taken out of action by faulty gyroscopes

News

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Space

Inside the stargazer's paradise where all outside lights are banned

Regulars

Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year

Space

Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year

News

Stunning first image sent back by NASA’s planet-hunter satellite

Space

Stunning first image sent back by NASA’s planet-hunter satellite

News

NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

Space

NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

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Space

The neon swirls that show how a map of our galaxy is made

The Gaia satellite rotates as it scans the entire sky, creating beautiful patterns as it makes the best 3D map of our galaxy we have ever had

Regulars

Space

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed – again

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Space

NASA’s huge planet-hunting space telescope likely delayed again

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Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

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Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

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