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When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our understanding of the early stages of the Universe. And they were right. Almost a

It’s difficult to fully grasp the enormity and extremity of Jupiter. The planet – a striped behemoth of swirling gas with around 100 moons, one of which is larger than Mercury – dominates the Solar Sy

VICTOR M BLANCO 4-METER TELESCOPE, 9 JULY 2025 This is NGC 6188, an emission nebula 4,000 lightyears from Earth, known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara because of its resemblance to two dragons preparin

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

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Aliens come in all shapes and sizes: they have gone from being Little Green Men that met with media derision and laughter to the widely perceived image of large-headed and spindly-bodied Greys. The co