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Hunting Galaxies Far Far Away – Here’s How Anyone Can Explore The Universe
By far my favourite thing about my job as an astronomer is those rare moments when I get to see beautiful distant galaxies, whose light left them millions to billions of years ago. It’s a combination of pure awe and scientific curiosity that excites me about “galaxy hunting”. In astronomy today, much of our work…
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Einstein’s Theory of Gravity Was Given Its Toughest Test Yet With This Galactic Clock
For more than 100 years, Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity has been our best description of how the force of gravity acts throughout the Universe. General relativity is not only very accurate, but ask any astrophysicist about the theory and they’ll probably also describe it as “beautiful”. But it has a dark side too:…
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Check Out the CSIRO’s Space Robot Testing Facility
The CSIRO has set up a new space robot testing facility for businesses and researchers to test their robots against harsh Moon conditions.
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New Planets Just Dropped: 366 New Exoplanets and Two Gas Giants Have Been Discovered
Wake up babe, new planets just dropped. Astronomers just found 366 new planets and two gas giants floating about in space.