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Blessed Sunday Week 38: Look Up and Remember How Far Light Has Travelled
Look up tonight and consider how far starlight has travelled. The universe offers an extraordinary reminder of perspective, time and…
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5 Things to Look for in the September Night Sky
Head outside this weekend and discover five beautiful sights in the September night sky.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Clues About Its Frozen Origins
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains chemical clues suggesting it formed in extreme cold, offering astronomers a rare glimpse into another planetary…
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Cartwheel Galaxy: The Spectacular Ring Galaxy Shaped by a Cosmic Collision
Explore the Cartwheel Galaxy, a remarkable ring galaxy transformed by an ancient collision and filled with active star-forming regions.
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Did a Photon From the Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Defy Einstein?
A record-breaking photon from GRB 221009A survived a journey that physics suggests it shouldn’t. Scientists are investigating how it reached…
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Scorpius Constellation: The Scorpion Of The Southern Sky
Discover the Scorpius constellation, from brilliant Antares and the Scorpion’s curved tail to star clusters, mythology and South African viewing…
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Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star to the Sun
Discover Proxima Centauri, our closest stellar neighbour, its fascinating planetary system, powerful flares and why astronomers study this nearby red…
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Blessed Sunday Week 37: Look Up and Remember How Vast the Universe Is
Spend a quiet moment beneath the stars and rediscover the extraordinary perspective offered by our vast universe.
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Spend Saturday Night Learning the September Sky
Step outside this Saturday night and begin learning the September sky one constellation, bright star and celestial object at a…
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Scientists Watch a Comet Being Born 3 Billion Miles Away
Astronomers are getting a rare opportunity to watch what could be described as a comet being born. A distant icy…
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What Is the Zodiacal Light and Can You See It from South Africa?
Zodiacal light is a faint glow caused by sunlight scattering through interplanetary dust. Here’s what South African stargazers should know.
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Dark Universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is heading to L2, where it will survey the cosmos, hunt exoplanets and investigate the mysterious…
