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Watch: Very Large Telescope uses giant lasers in hunt for black holes

Physics

Watch: Very Large Telescope uses giant lasers in hunt for black holes

On a mountaintop in Chile sits the world’s most powerful optical telescope, searching for the edge of black holes, and using huge lasers to guide its gaze

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Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

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World's most powerful telescope takes us to the edge of a black hole

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Distant space rock Ultima Thule looks like a spinning bowling pin

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NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

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NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

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Women are finally getting equal access to the Hubble Space Telescope

Space

Women are finally getting equal access to the Hubble Space Telescope

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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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2019 Preview: We will see the first ever picture of a black hole

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The world's great nations are revisiting the moon. But where's Europe?

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

What is the punk turtle’s secret power? Or the US Navy’s newest secret weapon? Find out how well you’ve been paying attention with our fun festive quiz

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Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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First close-up look shows asteroid Bennu is a holey watery world

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Niamh Shaw: Simulating life on Mars

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Chamkaur Ghag: The hunt for dark matter

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