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In Australia and South Africa, construction has started on the biggest radio observatory in Earth's history

Construction of the world’s biggest radio astronomy facility, the SKA Observatory, begins today. The observatory is a global project 30 years in the making.

The Conversation

Astronomers witness the dying flare of a star torn apart by a black hole halfway across the Universe

Some stars just get unlucky. There are billions of stars within a typical galaxy. Yet once every 100,000 years or so, one of those stars will wander too close to the supermassive black hole lurking at the galaxy’s centre and be torn apart. These cosmic behemoths weigh in at millions…

The Conversation

An iconic nearby astronomical object has been stealing stars from other galaxies

The researchers behind this work identified a population of globulars in Andromeda’s inner halo that all have the same metallicity.

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Editorial: Elon Musk’s impending destruction of Twitter has consequences small and large

The mercurial Master of the Universe who bought one of the world’s most powerful social networks made a rare decent decision over the weekend when Elon Musk let Donald Trump back on Twitter. There’s little doubt Trump violated the social network’s terms of service on and around Jan. 6, but…

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Webb Telescope may have just discovered the oldest known galaxies

NASA and the European Space Agency have announced the sighting of two ancient galaxies that are bigger than they should be in the early Universe.

Inverse

Scientist claims to have seen evidence of parallel universes 'more habitable than earth'

“Now we are finding that even our universe is just one tiny grain of dust in a much more intricate and beautiful cosmos.”

Daily Record

Watch: Timelapse reveals how the universe has changed in just 12 years

The Universe is over 13 billion years old, so a 12-year slice of that time might seem uneventful. But a timelapse movie from NASA shows how much can change in just over a decade.

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New study finds the Universe has less dark energy than previously theorized

The elusive stuff makes up most of the Universe — and a new study hones in on how much there is and its nature.

Inverse

UK joins mission to hunt for the universe’s origins

Six UK universities will deliver a major upgrade to the cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment known as Simons Observatory.

The Independent UK

Stargazing in September: Viewing the universe in all its splendour

There are so many benefits to reducing light pollution that it seems a no-brainer, writes Nigel Henbest

The Independent UK

We don't know if dark matter exists. So why do astronomers keep looking?

Scientists know very little about the matter that makes up the galaxies in the Universe. About 20% of the matter in galaxies is visible or baryonic: subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and electrons. The other 80%, referred to as “dark matter”, remains mysterious and unseen.

The Conversation

The Webb Telescope will use this epic cosmic gadget to reveal hidden wonders

This natural tool helps detect extragalactic planets, ancient galaxies and invisible material.

Inverse

How the Webb Telescope could unveil the newborn universe

JWST will answer a lot of questions astronomers have been asking about the earliest epochs of the universe.

Inverse

Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains

We’ve now seen the first data from the James Webb Space Telescope. It has observed the atmospheres of distant planets, groups of nearby galaxies, galaxy light bent by unseen dark matter, and clouds of gas and dust in stellar nurseries.

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How did supermassive black holes grow? Webb could reveal this key part of the early universe

The telescope will look into the regions surrounding these monsters like never before.

The Conversation

Will NASA rename the James Webb Space Telescope? A space expert explains the Lavender Scare controversy

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are astounding. With its deep infrared eyes, the telescope is illuminating regions of the Universe with never-before-possible clarity.

The Hindu

How James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

Looking back in time might sound like a strange concept, but it’s what space researchers do every single day

The Conversation

A cosmic time machine: how the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images such as the one below give us a chance to see faint distant galaxies as they were more than 13 billion years ago.

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A Canadian telescope wants to measure the Universe’s expansion — it found a “heartbeat”

An ambitious project in Canada recently found a "long" 3-second fast radio burst, which could unearth what causes this weird phenomenon.

Inverse

“A stunning achievement”: 12 scientists tell us their thoughts on JWST first images

It was all a lot to take in — so we asked a few people in the astronomy community their thoughts.

ABC News

James Webb Telescope first images: Detailed breakdown of cosmic cliffs, ring nebula and SMACS 0723

This week, the biggest and most powerful space telescope beamed its first snapshots of the cosmos to Earth. It's a visual feast of the early universe, cosmic cliffs, dying stars and battling galaxies.

Inverse

Webb Telescope first images: 6 cosmic Easter eggs you might have missed

Let’s take a tour through six of the most revelatory and intriguing Easter eggs hidden in the first five James Webb Space Telescope observations.

Evening Standard

NASA reveals stunning deep space images as James Webb Telescope detects water vapour around planet 1,150 light years from Earth

NASA officials have unveiled the first official images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful orbital observatory ever launched.

The Independent UK

First James Webb Space Telescope image shows universe in spectacular detail

Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, the picture showcases a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.

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NASA's James Webb telescope reveals the universe as we've never seen it before

NASA's $10 billion new telescope showed the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.

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