astronomy
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Astronomers Discover Heaviest Stellar Black Hole in the Milky Way
The black hole lurks just 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila.
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How to Watch Tomorrow Morning’s Supermoon
Here’s your guide to supermoons in Australia, including when the next one will be and when following ones will occur.
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Ancient Stars Spinning Near Milky Way Centre Could Unravel Galactic Evolution
A group of astronomers comprising the Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) just found a large group of ancient stars circling the galaxy’s centre in surprisingly orderly fashion. The astronomical team’s work is the largest set of detailed observations yet taken of these very old metal-poor stars orbiting near the core of the Milky Way. The…
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Mars Looks Gorgeous in New Images Taken by NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
NASA’s Martian explorer, MAVEN, captured Earth’s neighbouring planet in fascinating detail, revealing the changing seasons on Mars as it orbits around the Sun.