Alma Randell, bus driver who ran over and killed Olawande Braimoh in Napier, sentenced to community work and detention
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ALMA Reveals a Strange Hotspot on Betelgeuse
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Astronomers find strongest evidence yet that Betelgeuse has a companion
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“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
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AI’s Threat to Mental Health Care
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A Hidden Galaxy Called Shadow Blaster May Explain One of Astronomy’s Biggest Mysteries
A conceptual figure of this study. The background diagram represents the history of the Universe stretching from the…
After 50 Years, Astronomers Finally Found What the Milky Way’s Black Hole Was Hiding
Astronomers have uncovered long-sought evidence that the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole is producing a wind, revealing…
Astronomers Trace Elusive High-Energy Neutrino to Star-Forming Galaxy in Early Universe
JCMT0402-0424, a dusty starburst galaxy around 11 billion light-years away, is the strongest candidate yet for the source…
Astronomers Finally Find Milky Way’s Missing Black Hole Wind
After a 50-year search, astronomers have uncovered evidence that Sagittarius A* — the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole that resides…
Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in an Ultra-Cold Alien Star System
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in Ultra-Cold Planetary System, ALMA Reveals
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New look at the stars around the Milky Way's centre – ESO.org
New look at the stars around the Milky Way’s centre ESO.orgThe Most Detailed Image of the Milky Way’s Heart…