Key points Telescopes collect light that was emitted a long time ago and is only now reaching us on Earth. This means telescopes see the Universe as ...

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Astronomers have confirmed more than five thousand planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, yet the question that captures public imagination remains simple: how close is the nearest world that ...

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Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys.

An international team of astronomers has observed one of the longest and most unusual stellar dimming events ever recorded, caused by a giant ring system around a brown dwarf companion of the star ...

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A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.