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TESTING EINSTEIN
How attempting to break the theory of general relativity has migrated beyond the limits of the Milky Way
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Valeri Polyakov
This cosmonaut holds the record for the longest single stay in space
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Cavalerius
Use this little-known crater to track down a historic lunar landing site
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The borders of Leo, the Lion
Famous for containing many bright galaxies, Leo also hides some lesser known deep-sky delights
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THE STRANGE YELLOW SKIES OF WASP-79B
Astronomers will feel blue if they don’t discover why this hot-Jupiter exoplanet has an odd-coloured sky
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“THERE'S NOTHING MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ABOUT BEING A SCIENTIST”
All About Space talks to the astrophysicist and YouTube sensation about life, the universe and everything
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Celestron AstroMaster 102AZ
Designed for celestial and terrestrial viewing, this refractor is suitable for beginners on a budget
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Secrets Of Mars
How a new fleet of missions will help us to solve the red planet’s mysteries
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Failed Stars & Super-Jupiters
The strange celestial objects that don’t make the cut as either planets or stars
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SPACE EXPLORATION - Will the International Space Station ever be replaced?
The short answer? Yes, most definitely.
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Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may spout water plumes
Jupiter’s moon Europa may cough water into space from small pockets in its icy crust, a new study suggests. Europa, one of Jupiter’s four big Galilean moons, harbours a huge ocean of salty water beneath its ice shell and is widely regarded as one of the Solar System’s best bets to host alien life.
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Newfound ‘Kraken merger' may have been the biggest collision in Milky Way history
The Milky Way has more than 100 billion stars, but it didn’t come by them all honestly.
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Deep sky challenge - Little-known treasures of Taurus
There’s more to the Bull than the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters – just look a little deeper
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Moon tour - Schiller
To start off the New Year, spot one of the strangest-shaped craters on the Moon
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China's Chang'e 5 lands on the Moon, collects first lunar sample
China has landed on the Moon again, and this time the country plans to bring home some souvenirs. Chang’e 5, China’s first sample-return mission, successfully touched down on 1 December near Mons Rümker, a lunar mountain located in the Ocean of Storms, or Oceanus Procellarum. The probe deployed its solar array and antenna soon after to begin its work.
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DARK MATTER - WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
It’s eluded us for decades, but bubbles could be the answer to the universe’s most mysterious substance
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DR BERNARD HARRIS JR. - “WE STILL NEED TO HAVE MORE DIVERSITY IN THE ASTRONAUT CORPS”
A veteran astronaut now serving as a flag bearer for STEM education, Dr Bernard Harris Jr. speaks to All About Space about his time as a Space Shuttle astronaut, coloured representation in the current astronaut corps and whether he’d still like to go to the Moon
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Celestron Cometron FirstScope 76
Designed with the beginner or casual astronomer in mind, this tabletop telescope is portable, provides good views and doesn’t take up too much space
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Arecibo Observatory
Prior to its decommissioning and sudden collapse, this huge dish made many invaluable contributions to astronomy
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ALIEN WORLDS IN FARAWAY GALAXIES: EXTRAGALACTIC PLANETS
The search for alien worlds continues, with surprising consequences
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Guion Bluford
He was the first African American astronaut to fly into space
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MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION
Japan’s next sample-collection feat will be to the second and third closest natural satellites in the Solar System
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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE CHALLENGER DISASTER
The first loss of a Space Shuttle and its crew was a preventable disaster, but it would go onto largely change NASA for the better
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WHAT LIES BETWEEN NEUTRON STARS AND BLACK HOLES?
There has long been thought to be a mass gap between these two cosmic heavyweights, but does the theory need to be revised?
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Meade ETX90 Observer
If you’re looking for a beginner’s telescope that shows you the night sky at the press of a button, this motorised instrument is ideal for you
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DARK MATTER GALAXY DEBUNKED
Astronomers claimed a galaxy was 98 per cent dark matter… but they were wrong
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IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
All About Space speaks to Stargazing Live co-host and astronomy-mad comedian Dara Ó Briain, who divulges how isolation has revealed the wonders of astrophotography, his memories of the BBC hit show and whether life could be out there somewhere in the cosmos
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61 CYGNI THE STAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
In the newly released History of the Universe in 21 Stars (and 3 Imposters), the star 61 Cygni has been revealed to be the smoking gun in our understanding of the cosmos
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Why Don't Mercury Or Venus Have Any Moons?
"For mercury it's pretty clear that there isn't much room for a moon in the stable region"
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BBC History Magazine
Wonder of its age
Nestled in the Northumbrian hills, Cragside looms large through the trees. JULIAN HUMPHRYS explores the extraordinary Victorian mansion and gardens which were masterminded by an equally extraordinary engineer
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