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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been ...

Denneau is part of the team behind ATLAS — short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a network of wide-field ...

A study has found that if satellites orbiting Earth suddenly lose their ability to avoid each other (collision avoidance ...

From the moment she looked through a telescope, Marissa Norlund knew she was an observational astronomer.

A new chapter in astronomy education has begun at Kitt Peak National Observatory with the grand opening of the Windows on the ...

An international team of astronomers has uncovered the most unmistakable evidence yet that the powerful jets launched by ...

A pioneering fusion of nuclear physics and audiovisual art is set to be showcased during a public event at the University of Glasgow next month.

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The University of Manchester is a partner in a major new European Commission initiative designed to accelerate the use of ...

NASA’s IXPE mission has solved a long-standing mystery by revealing how black hole jets generate X-rays, using the longest ...

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