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A second ‘mini moon’ has been orbiting Earth and we only just noticed it
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The ambitious Stratolaunch project could be facing an early demise
Less than two months ago, Stratolaunch took to the skies in its first complete test flight. Now, Reuters is reporting that the ambitious project,…
SAAO’s Sutherland telescope plays key role in discovering horribly-hot ‘forbidden’ planet
A South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) telescope in Sutherland, Northern Cape has confirmed the existence of what sounds like the worst place you could…
The first ever image of a black hole, or Sauron’s eye? Twitter debates
The National Science Foundation has released the first ever image of a black hole, showing the world what the mysterious phenomenon looks like in…