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Starry, starry night: A guide to the best stargazing spots in Europe

With almost 200 dark skies parks across the world, here are our picks of the best places to see the stars in Europe.

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Newly spotted 'planet killer' asteroid could one day threaten Earth

Called 2022 AP7, it's over 1 km wide and the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found in the last eight years, say astronomers.

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World’s biggest digital camera could help unlock universe’s secrets

With the power of 266 iPhones, this camera will help astronomers see the universe like never before.

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Female Russian cosmonaut hitches a ride to ISS with SpaceX capsule

Elon Musk’s rocket venture SpaceX has just sent a capsule to the ISS, with a Russian cosmonaut sharing the ride with two Americans and a Japanese.

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‘Needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole discovered outside Milky Way

Described as a “needle in a haystack”, the black hole seems to have been created without the usual explosion of a dying star.

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Stunning pictures as stargazers enjoy super blood moon

There have been some stunning images taken.

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Break up of €18m lost SpaceX satellites caught on camera

A geomagnetic storm hit 49 Starlink satellites last week, sending most of them back to Earth.

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Scientists discover a 'spooky' object in the Milky Way that flashes

The spinning object is seen to emit a huge burst of energy lasting up to a minute every 18 minutes.

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Scientists discovered a planet they thought would be impossible

The discovery of one of the largest planets ever detected has shattered assumptions of how and where planets can form.

Nature

Rare total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

The last total solar eclipse in Antarctica occurred on November 23, 2003, and the next one will not be until 2039.

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Watch: Longest near-total lunar eclipse for nearly 600 years

Today's eclipse, although only partial, will last three hours, 28 minutes and 23 seconds, the longest since February 18, 1440, which lasted 23 seconds longer.

Nature

These jaw-dropping photos of the Milky Way defy light pollution

Some of the world’s best space photographers have come together to capture our galactic home.

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Have we found the first planet outside of our galaxy?

A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.

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Updated 2021 astronomy calendar: Eclipses, supermoons and meteors

We take to the skies to find out about the main celestial events in 2021 including shooting stars, blue moons and planetary conjunctions.

Portugal

Astrotourists head to Portugal for international event

A huge increase in so-called Astrotourism has been marked, in Portugal, by the first international congress to discuss the preservation of night sky and access to starlight

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Ancient astronomy manuscript resurrected by Uzbek heritage initiative

In partnership with NAESMI

The first true-to-the-original facsimile copy of the manuscript of Images of the Fixed Stars, an ancient astronomy manuscript by one of the most famous Muslim astronomers of all time has been resurrected by Uzbekistan's heritage initiative.

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NASA has just raised the odds of this meteor striking Earth

Thanks to NASA’s Osiris-Rex probe, scientists have a better idea of Asteroid Bennu’s likely trajectory.

Nature

The best shots from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition

Outside of the confines of life on Earth, these photographers have turned their gaze to the skies.

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The space telescope that might unlock the secrets of the universe

NASA’s new telescope will probe the history of our cosmos and whether there is life out there in the universe when it's launched in October.

Nature

Europe's dark sky reserves shine bright as light pollution reduces

Nocturnal wildlife like owls, foxes and bats need darkness to thrive, which is why it’s so important to limit light pollution.