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11 May 2021

31 March 2021 Astronomy Now

The interstellar comet 2I/Borisov may be the most pristine ever observed, astronomers say, an untarnished remnant of another star’s nursery.

26 March 2021 Astronomy Now

Recent radar observations have ruled out any chance of asteroid Apophis impacting Earth for at least the next century.

24 March 2021 Astronomy Now

The Event Horizon Telescope collaborations provides a fresh look, in polarised light, at M87’s supermassive black hole.

24 March 2021 Astronomy Now

Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes is turned into sound in NASA’s latest data sonification series.

23 March 2021 Astronomy Now

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers are monitoring seasonal transitions in Saturn’s turbulent atmosphere.

22 March 2021 Astronomy Now

What is the maximum mass for a neutron star, the point beyond which a black hole forms? Gravity waves may hold clues.

16 March 2021 Astronomy Now

New research indicates most of the water that once flowed and pooled on Mars may still be there, locked in minerals making up the planet’s crust.

15 March 2021 Astronomy Now

Engineers resolved a software glitch aboard the Hubble Space Telescope but ran into trouble with a motor used to open and close its aperture door.

12 March 2021 Astronomy Now

New research indicates the most energetic cosmic rays may be generated in young star clusters, not supernovae as previously theorised.

7 March 2021 Astronomy Now

Red hypergiant star mimics Betelgeuse with dust-related dimming, but on a vastly larger scale.