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[ 28 July 2021 ] “Mountains” on neutron stars just fractions of a millimetre tall News
[ 27 July 2021 ] InSight finds frigid Mars has molten core News
[ 24 July 2021 ] In a first, ALMA spies huge moon-forming disc around exoplanet News
[ 23 July 2021 ] Perseverance Mars rover poised to collect first rock samples News
[ 17 July 2021 ] Whew! Hubble Space Telescope back in operation News

Viewing the moon through a VERY large telescope

27 December 2018 Astronomy Now

While removing a decommissioned instrument from one of the four telescopes making up the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers took time to enjoy an unprecedented view of the Moon.

Infant galactic supercluster found in early universe

18 October 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have found a proto-supercluster of galaxies in the very early universe, the most massive structure yet found in the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang.