The same way Netflix knows what movie you should watch next, astronomers are now using the same algorithm to find Jupiter-sized exoplanets
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Why can’t I see red dwarf stars with the naked eye?
The nearest star to our Sun is a red dwarf but why is it a struggle to see it?
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Astronomers have witnessed polarised light inside a gamma-ray burst
This is the first time astronomers have ever detected the polarisation of radio waves within the Universe’s most powerful jets
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Astronomers have created a new way to study magnetic fields
Understanding magnetic fields can lead to understanding major astrophysical processes
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NASA maps the extravagant emanations of powerful cosmic sources in the sky
Studying X-ray emission with NASA’s NICER mission has shown up extremely bright galaxies, pulsars and other cosmic sources
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The underwater telescope that is on the hunt for neutrinos
Discoveries made by this seafloor-based telescope could help explain powerful cosmic events
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Can planets survive the death of a star?
A recent study shows that it is possible for the smaller planets with denser elements could live to fight another day
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Astronomers open up the interior of huge blue supergiant stars
Blue supergiants and their ‘live fast, die young’ nature have never been truly understood by astronomers even with modern telescopes
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Astronomers could have identified a star from outside the Milky Way
Analysis of the star’s chemical composition indicates that it could have originated from a dwarf galaxy that then merged with the Milky Way
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How often does space rock hit the Earth’s atmosphere?
Space rock could be making its way through the Earth’s atmosphere more than we realise
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Watch Live: First black hole image? Major discovery to be announced today
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is set to release its first results – tune in wherever you are in the world
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Introducing the new telescope that will hunt for imperative evidence about dark energy
DESI began operations after receiving its first light at the beginning of April 2019 in an attempt to explain the expansion of the Universe
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LIGO and Virgo are back in business to search for more gravitational waves
After upgrading the mirrors, lasers and other important components, the hunt for ripples in space and time is back on
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View the explosive X-ray scene at the galactic centre
This new visualisation offers a 360 degree, riveting experience of what resides at the centre of our Milky Way
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A US-based particle collider will benefit from UK-built technology
This international collaboration on the new and exciting PIP-II particle accelerator will investigate the unknown aspects of the Universe
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Introducing 4MOST: The next generation survey telescope
4MOST will study thousands of spectra at once in the southern hemisphere and aims to be operational in 2022
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Heroes of Space: Eugene Parker
His work in the field of solar physics changed our understanding of the Sun
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Have a tour of exoplanets thanks to NASA’s new multimedia experiences
Enjoy the interactive experience of being on exoplanets such as 55 Cancri e, Kepler-16b, TRAPPIST-1e and more
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Heroes of Space: Gerard Kuiper
This determined astronomer changed our understanding of the Solar System
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What if our Moon had its own moon?
Astronomers have explored the physical and orbital constraints of “submoons” around other moons