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The Canadian CASTOR telescope team wants to launch in 2029 to bring fresh ultraviolet eyes to the sky, like Hubble. But it needs funding from Canada's Parliament.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) seeks to find life on other planets. Neutrinos, which interact weakly with matter, may be used to communicate with aliens. NU-SETI proposes setting up experiments to detect a non-uniform neutrino flux. METI, or Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is a programme to send messages to potential…

Read your weekly horoscope from Sally Trotman and Penny Thornton who reveal what this week holds for every star sign on love, family, career, and more

From Welsh castles to an unearthly Soviet monument in Bulgaria, these beautiful sites can be viewed on your travels for free

Here's what's new on Netflix for the week of Dec. 11-1 including The Crown: Season 6 Part 2

AN ‘inspiring’ film which shines a light on why Denmark is one of the happiest nations on earth is set to shown across Scotland in the new year.

“Climate Crisis” only identifies the symptoms of oil and gas dependence. As time runs out, we need a term that focuses on what — and who — is to blame.

“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest Quarterly Essay.

As an astronomer and meteor enthusiast, I’d say it’s the most wonderful time of the year.

The astronomical event, known as an occultation, is expected to occur for no longer than 15 seconds but could offer scientists new insights into the star and the asteroid that will obscure it.

Some physicists have hypothesized that in the earliest moments of the Big Bang, the forces of nature were so extreme and so exotic that they could have supported the growth of complex structures.