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An artist’s impression of a bright quasar almost outshining its host galaxy.
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Astronomers challenge 50-year-old quasar law

Compelling evidence that the structure of matter surrounding supermassive black holes has changed over cosmic time has been uncovered by an international team of astronomers. If true, the research led by the National Observatory...
Reflected light image of a thin section of carbonaceous chondrite CV3 from NASA's Antarctic collection, analysed in the study. Several chondrules with bright olivine crystals embedded in a carbonaceous matrix can be seen.
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Mining asteroids for water and metals explored

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This image shows the gas disc in a computer simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy from the Auriga suite.
New study sheds light on Milky Way's mysterious chemical history
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A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle), where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web (left).
'Teacup-like' spinning structure one of largest ever seen in universe
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The region of sky studied in the DEVILS survey.
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From left, the 2025 GJI Student Author Award winners Masayoshi Someya, Xiongwei Liu and Jingtao Min.
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Sir Brian May (right) is joined by RAS Council member Professor Derek Ward-Thompson and J-P Metsavainio for the launch of their new book Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D.
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An artist’s impression of a bright quasar almost outshining its host galaxy.
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Astronomers challenge 50-year-old quasar law
Reflected light image of a thin section of carbonaceous chondrite CV3 from NASA's Antarctic collection, analysed in the study. Several chondrules with bright olivine crystals embedded in a carbonaceous matrix can be seen.
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Mining asteroids for water and metals explored
This image shows the gas disc in a computer simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy from the Auriga suite.
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New study sheds light on Milky Way's mysterious chemical history
A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle), where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web (left).
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'Teacup-like' spinning structure one of largest ever seen in universe
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