Tiny crystals in Earth’s crust have captured the movement of the Milky Way’s spiral arms
When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and…
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10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of…
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The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think
Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most…
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Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron…
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Employee Spotlight: Mariyana—Score High Up in The Cloud
It seems that summertime is fleeting just as fast as it approaches. The warm nights of…
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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their…
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A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
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Employee Spotlight: Tanya I. – A FastComet Support Hero
With March drawing to a close and Spring finally in the air, the arrival of April…
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Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they’re not so sure
For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda,…
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X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy
In a new study published today in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period…
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Twinkling star reveals the shocking secrets of turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighbourhood
With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star…
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Celebrating Poetry, All Month Long
April is National Poetry Month, and we love each day’s flurry of new posts tagged #nationalpoetrymonth in the…
