Cosmic rays reveal their roots
New evidence suggests cosmic rays come from supernovas and ‘quasar galaxies’
Binary asteroid appears on the radar
First direct evidence is found for a double asteroid in the ‘near-Earth’ belt
Binary star breaks speed record
The fastest binary star system ever detected could provide a glimpse of gravitational waves
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Astronomers see the most distant galaxy yet
Radiation from a galaxy 15.5 billion light years away lights up the early universe
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A new golden age for astronomy
Early results from the Gemini South and VLT observatories herald a new era in astronomy
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New clue for planet hunters
Discs of dust around distant stars could reveal more extrasolar planets
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Spacecraft join forces at Jupiter
Cassini-Huygens and Galileo probe the magnetic make-up of the giant planet
First light on Gemini South
Giant infrared telescopes to give a super-sharp view of the whole sky
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Robert Hanbury Brown
A pioneer of radar and radio astronomy dies at 85
Stellar link helps black holes weigh in
Discovery allows astronomers to ‘weigh’ black holes from a snapshot of their host galaxies
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