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Mars is unusually close this month – here's how to spot it in the sky

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Mars is unusually close this month – here's how to spot it in the sky

Earth and Mars are closer this month than they have been since 2003. To spot the Red Planet, look for a bright red object towards the east after sunset or west before sunrise, says Abigail Beall

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Climate change and big tech are jeopardising the future of astronomy

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Climate change and big tech are jeopardising the future of astronomy

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An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star

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An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star

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How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky

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How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky

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This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken

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This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken

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Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life

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Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life

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Large Magellanic Cloud

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Strange fast-moving clouds of gas may be suffocating the Milky Way

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Arecibo damage

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Snapped cable slashes a devastating hole in Arecibo radio telescope

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Why dark matter should be called something else

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Why dark matter should be called something else

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early galaxy

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Ancient serene galaxy suggests the early universe was eerily calm

A strange "coffee stain" galaxy in the early universe is much calmer than it ought to be, which may mean our ideas about a chaotic young universe could be wrong

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The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica

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Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

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How to see the spectacular comet Neowise with the naked eye

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