NASA is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy.…
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Astronomers are uncovering previously hidden structures within some of the universe’s largest objects, known as galaxy clusters. Using the powerful MeerKAT…
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the…
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion)…
When the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science’s biggest data challenges.…
The evening of 7 September will see a blood moon rising over South Africa as a total lunar eclipse takes…
Every night, as telescopes around the world open their domes to study the cosmos, astronomers are forced to contend with…
Gravity pulls us to Earth, a lesson you learn viscerally the first time you fall. Isaac Newton described gravity as…
On Thursday, 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down…
NASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map of the cosmos ever made. The…