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A perfect MeerKAT moment as the sun breaks through above the telescope

30 October 2019

This remarkable image captures the moment the sun shone on MeerKAT, the South Africa-based test bed for the Square Kilometre Array, the world’s most powerful telescope


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The space-junk calamity that could cut us off from the cosmos

30 October 2019

30 years ago, astrophysicists worried that a chain reaction of collisions between bits of space debris would create a cloud of deadly shrapnel through which no spacecraft could pass


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Apollo collection curator on what Neil Armstrong took to the moon

30 October 2019

Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Apollo spacecraft collection, on awesome astronauts, her passion for space history – and getting struck by lightning


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This week’s new questions

30 October 2019

Are owls smarter than other birds, and how do we know that hominid fossils aren’t time travellers that came to a sticky end?


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Why does my brain like fictional stories?

30 October 2019

Even though we know they aren't true, we love stories. Readers explain why that is and what is going on in our brains


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Could Jupiter ever ignite into a star?

30 October 2019

Jupiter is big enough to be a star, so could it ever become one? The answer lies in knowing how a star forms, as readers explain


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The shirt that fights "calorific rays" and other improbable inventions

30 October 2019

Dinner wear for the 21st century and relativistic rugby players, as well as clocks that have our heads in a spin in Feedback’s weekly dose of weird


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New Scientist puzzle #28: A well-timed nap

30 October 2019

This week’s puzzle asks you to work out the time from a set of clues. Can you do it? Plus, the quick quiz


Quick crossword #44: jellyfish life-stage (6)

Quick crossword #44: jellyfish life-stage (6)

30 October 2019

Try your hand at this week’s crossword, set by Richard Smyth. Plus, answers to cryptic crossword #17


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How to spot Taurus, star clusters and a meteor shower in the night sky

30 October 2019

The constellation Taurus is packed with interesting stars. Here's how to find It, and learn about the zodiac and your star sign in the process


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