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We’ve caught a comet switching its spin direction for the first time

A small comet has been spotted slowing down and then speeding up again – but in the opposite direction, which we have never seen before

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Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break

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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector

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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector

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We've spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe

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Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity

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How to spot the lunar X and V

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Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

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Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

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New ŮСƵ’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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New ŮСƵ’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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Earliest ever supernova sheds light on the first stars

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Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why

A galaxy cluster in the early universe is 10 times hotter than it ought to be, which may reshape how we think these enormous structures formed

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Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again

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More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025

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The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings

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The stargazing events to look forward to in 2026

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