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The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another
Vasily Belokurov, University of Cambridge Vasily Belokurov is one of three winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize in…
See a new map of the universe’s magnetic fields – the largest and most detailed ever made
Alec Thomson, CSIRO Magnetic fields are a fundamental part of the universe. They govern how small particles –…
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the Moon with my phone?
The Conversation Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University It’s a beautiful clear night. The stars are out and…
What’s a ‘black moon’? Here’s why it’s worth looking up at the sky this week
Not a black moon. Jayanth Muppaneni/Unsplash Laura Nicole Driessen, University of Sydney There’s been a lot of buzz…
Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form
This image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and…
Astronomers Unravel Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Dark Matter
At a Glance In a groundbreaking discovery, the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo have identified a group…