Since JWST’s launch four years ago, some mind-blowing observations have been made by this internationally operated, state-of-the-art, space-based super-telescope

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When Yerkes Observatory opened in Wisconsin in 1897, it was a wonder. Alongside the great one-metre (40-inch) telescope – the largest refractor ever built – the lavish facilities included the novelty

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The meteor draws a luminous stroke across the darkness and vanishes, like a firework that forgot to boom. Thrusting my cold hand skywards as the bright light flares, I shout “Wow, there goes another o

It’s the start of another great day on your holiday. After enjoying breakfast under your awning, basking in the early morning sunshine, you head off sightseeing. Maybe you had a lovely day spent wande