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James Webb Telescope’s first pictures – Expert Reaction

James Webb Telescope’s first pictures – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 July 202213 July 2022

NASA has released some of the deepest and highest-resolution images of the universe to date. The images have been captured by the James […]

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Cassini’s grand finale nears – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 September 201720 August 2018

After a 20 year mission, NASA’s spacecraft Cassini will meet its demise this week by plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere and […]

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Earth-like planet around the Sun’s closest neighbour – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 201611 April 2018

UPDATED: A small rocky planet has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Sun’s closest stellar neighbour, and it may sustain an atmosphere […]

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Juno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 05 July 201603 May 2017

After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]

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Artificial light drowning out the stars – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 14 June 201603 May 2017

The “New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness” published Science Advances this week reveals that the Milky Way is […]

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New Windows on the Universe – Prof David Wiltshire

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 12 February 201612 February 2016

As researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announce they have spotted gravitational waves – ripples in space itself […]

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Liquid water on Mars – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 September 2015

Salty streaks identified by an orbiting spacecraft could be the first solid evidence of liquid water – a key ingredient […]

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New project on the hunt for intelligent life

In the News  |  Published: 22 July 201528 March 2016

The search for extra-terrestrial life has been re-invigorated by a new initiative launched by British cosmologist Stephen Hawking and funded […]

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Pluto photos captivate the public

In the News  |  Published: 16 July 201528 March 2016

From mountains to moons, new photos from Pluto have been splashed across mainstream media. Released this week, the images were […]

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Pluto steals the limelight in stellar block-out

In the News  |  Published: 30 June 201530 June 2015

Stargazers this morning caught a glimpse of a rare astronomical event as ‘dwarf planet’ Pluto passed in front of a […]

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