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Winning photos for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year are revealed

Shortlisted snaps for the prestigious photography award have been unveiledAmong them are a wolf-shaped cloud and even a new scientific discovery Spellbinding images of our galaxies and solar system have now been…

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Why a mysterious ninth planet might be lurking beyond Pluto

A new computer model suggests a world a little larger than our own Earth hides within the distant Kuiper belt.Our understanding of the solar system is a work in progress.…

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You didn’t see a UFO. It was probably one of these things.

How to turn your strange sighting into a perfectly identifiable flying object.UFOs were, for decades, the stuff of science fiction and conspiracy theory circles. But the highest levels of the…

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Largest meteor crater on Earth found hiding underneath rural NSW town

Crater spans 520km in diameterBuried deep underneath Deniliquin, NSWCrater linked to Late Ordovician extinction eventA rural town in NSW is believed to be hiding the largest crater on Earth, made…

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Moving Earth away from the sun could solve global warming, expert says

Expert proposes shifting Earth about 3 million miles further away from the sunHe thinks we should use an asteroid to speed up Earth's orbit so it spirals away Ambitious plan may…

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New Evidence Reveals the Incredible Existence of Ancient Thunder Beasts

The fossil record is filled with with land animals who grew to impossibly large sizes.Brontotheres, the ancient North American ancestors of the horse, is a giantism outlier as—growing from around…

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Meteor Shower will peak tonight with up to 18 shooting stars each HOUR

The celestial display is expected to peak at 02:06 BST on Sunday morningShooting stars will be visible across the sky without any specialist equipment At their peak, you could see up…

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A ‘city-killer’ asteroid will cruise past Earth tonight

Don’t panic, just grab your binoculars.An asteroid roughly the size of a 20-story building—that’s  big enough to wipe out a whole city full of skyscrapers—is expected to fly between the…

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‘Oumuamua isn’t an alien probe, but it might be the freakiest comet we’ve ever seen

A new explanation for the space pancake's eccentric orbit has astronomers buzzing.Since its discovery in 2017, the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua has been a point of fascination—and sometimes obsession—for astronomy fans.…

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Earth at a higher risk of a deadly asteroid than believed, NASA finds

NASA scientists reveal Earth could be at a higher risk of asteroid impact than previously believed.The stark warning comes from James Garvin, the Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Scientist, who determined…

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