These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings
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The brightest quasar in the early universe has been discovered
This extremely powerful and young galaxy was magnified, like a lens, by a foreground galaxy
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Unusual radio signals have been found coming from deep space
Detections of fast radio bursts at low frequencies also provide a new clue to the astrophysical puzzle
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Curtains close on the Dark Energy Survey
After six years, the Dark Energy Survey has finished mapping hundreds of millions of distant galaxies in the southern hemisphere
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NASA’s TESS spots its first exoplanets and supernovae
From its first data set, astronomers have already discovered new and exciting exoplanets and pivotal distance-measuring supernovae
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What’s the heaviest star cluster?
We find out who’s the heftiest stellar family of them all
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Can stars have weather?
We have the answer to this intriguing question
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Odd stellar couple discovered by super telescope array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has discovered that two young stars forming from the same swirling protoplanetary disc could in fact be twins
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Hubble spots a exoplanet rapidly evaporating
The search for hot-Neptunes has led to the discovery of GJ 3470b that is losing its atmosphere at a tremendous rate
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Calibrating the cosmic mile markers
Astronomers need their measurements of type Ia supernovae to be precise in order to correctly measure the expansion of the universe
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Can we work out an exoplanet’s colour?
We’re able to detect them but is it possible to figure out the colours of the distant worlds we find?
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How are pulsars used to identify our position in space?
Read on to find out how these beacons of electromagnetic radiation act like GPS satellites
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What level of oxygen is indicative of life on an exoplanet?
We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out
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One world in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be Earth-like
Rigorous modelling was conducted of the TRAPPIST-1 system, focussing on the chemistry and radiation of the environment
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What’s the secret to the most luminous galaxy’s incredible brightness?
The secret ingredient is stealing the material from at least three neighbouring galaxies
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A ghostly galaxy has been found just next door
The Gaia satellite has spotted an enormous ‘ghost’ galaxy lurking on the outskirts of the Milky Way
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What happens to planets when galaxies collide?
A full on smashup or a near miss? We find out what happens to planets when their galaxies collide
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Heroes of Space: Enrico Fermi
The physics pioneer best known in the space industry for his famous Fermi paradox
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What would it be like to live in a globular cluster?
Astronomer’s paradise or a light pollution hell? We reposition our Solar System to find out
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Supermassive black holes caught in the act of merging
The act of galaxies merging are extreme events and result in anarchy that is superb to observe