Astronomers have used ALMA to capture a strikingly beautiful view of a delicate bubble of expelled material around the exotic red star U Antliae
Astronomy
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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 55
Thousands of times heavier than the Milky Way, should the biggest galaxies in the universe really exist? Find out in the latest issue, out now
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Astronomers discover hundreds of galaxies behind the Milky Way
Hundreds of hidden nearby galaxies have been studied for the first time, shedding light on a mysterious gravitational anomaly dubbed the Great Attractor
Space Exploration
SETI’s Seth Shostak: “We’ll find intelligent alien life within two dozen years”
The director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute tells us what would happen if a signal were to be found
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Supermassive black hole caught snacking on star
Scientists have discovered a hungry black hole swallowing a star at the centre of a nearby galaxy
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Double supermassive black holes found to be rare in galaxies
Pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting each other at the cores of galaxies could be more unusual than previously thought
Space Exploration
How far can we send a spacecraft before we lose contact with it?
We take a look at the communications involved with spacecraft making their way out of the Solar System