The shift between the two hemispheres caused by a wobble on the Earth
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Heroes of Space: Edwin Hubble
How one of the world’s greatest astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe
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Heroes of Space: Werner Heisenberg
He won the Nobel Prize for his revelations in the field of physics
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Autumnal Equinox 2019: Google Doodles celebrate the changing seasons
Google Doodles is at it again, creating a charming doodle to celebrate the changing of the seasons
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Heroes of Space: William Borucki
He persisted with the idea that we could detect extrasolar planets and was proved right
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First glimpses of interstellar comet suggest it’s not so different
Comet C/2019 Q4 gained a lot of attention when astronomers identified it as the second interstellar object ever discovered
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How big is the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in Chile?
How does the future optical/near-infrared telescope match up against the world’s grandest sights
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If you put all of the stars in the night sky together, how bright would Earth’s sky be?
What would happen if a wave of a magic wand put all the stars together in the night sky?
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NASA creates a clever “CGI Moon kit” animation
The CGI Moon kit was created from data taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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The Event Horizon Telescope team wins “Oscar of Science”
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards those who have made an impressive contribution to the world of science
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When was Polaris first discovered as the North Star?
Has Polaris always been known as the North Star?
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How much of the Moon’s surface can we see from Earth?
You would be forgiven in thinking that you can see the whole of the Moon
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Two halves have unified to make the James Webb Space Telescope
This next-generation space telescope, due to launch in 2021, will detail our solar system and beyond into the cosmos
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Heroes of Space: Tycho Brahe
Read on to learn more about the peculiar life of the last great naked eye astronomer
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Astronomers devise an experiment to understand the original inception of oxygen
With help from next-generation particle accelerators, the approach may nail down the rate of oxygen production in the universe
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Astronomers are using an asteroid survey to also search for massive mergers
When notified of a gravitational wave detection, SAGUARO will attempt to find optical evidence of the aftermath
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Why do some planets appear to move backwards through the sky?
You might not be aware, but planets can gradually change direction in the sky. We find out why
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Perseid meteor shower 2019: when, where and how to see it
Spectators can expect to see between 10-15 Perseids per hour or maybe slightly more at the peak
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Supercomputer creates millions of virtual universes to understand galaxy evolution
These “ex-machina” universes will help understand the physical rules that our actual space-time
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Astronomers unexpectedly discover a new type of pulsating star
These “hot subdwarf pulsators” are a tenth of the size of the Sun and pulsate over just a few minutes