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Astrophysics
Scientific news within the field of astrophysics, from news of solar eclipses to star behavior.
Sending selfies into space
Sponsored by the Southern California Desert Video Astronomers, the public program featured a documentary, 3D…
Throwing a light into the darkest corners of space
Recognition has been given for company's contribution to the development of radio astronomy technology.
A vast wave of hot gas discovered in the Perseus galaxy cluster
Scientists discover a vast wave of hot gas in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster.
The sound within ‘the big empty’ of Saturn
Cassini prepares to once again boldly go where no spacecraft has gone before: into the gap between Saturn and its…
Evidence discovered to prove the existence of dark matter
Cosmologists at Durham University have produced further evidence of the existence of dark matter.
Brilliant explosion of supernova discovered
Astronomers have captured multiple images of a Type Ia supernova—the brilliant explosion of a star—appearing in…
Life in Chile’s Atacama Desert could mean life on Mars
Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth: few places are as hostile to life.
Snapping the first-ever picture of a black hole
Image of a black hole has been snapped for the first time.