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A projected image of the galaxy JD1 (inset), which is located behind a bright cluster galaxy called Abell2744 (Guido Roberts-Borsani/UCLA); original images: (NASA, ESA, CSA, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, STScI)

Faintest galaxy discovered by James Webb Space telescope

This marked SpaceX’s 28th cargo mission to the ISS

Explainer SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully docks with ISS

The threads look like dots and dashes found in Morse Code - but are actually five to ten light-years long

Explainer Astronomers 'stunned' by mysterious 'structures' found in Milky Way

Lifeguards stand on duty as swimmers enjoy themselves in the sea at Margate beach in 2020 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Understanding riptides and escaping their grip - a beach safety guide

WASP-18 b, seen in an artist concept, is a gas giant exoplanet 10 times more massive than Jupiter that orbits its star in just 23 hours.

Meaning of exoplanet as water vapours found in super-hot atmosphere

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UK reports 497 UFO sightings as Nasa holds meeting on anomalies

Mars will be visible in the Beehive Cluster for the next two nights

Explainer Mars will join the Beehive Cluster in the night sky - how to see it

A NASA panel of experts are holding their first public meeting in which they will make their "final deliberations" on a study of UFOs. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

NASA experts hold first public meeting on UFO study

There are 9 animals in this optical illusion – which one do you see?

The animal you see first in this optical illusion says a lot about you

This original shot taken with the adaptive optique system (NACO) set on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), shows the supergiant star Betelgeuse, in the Orion constellation.

Explainer One star is glowing brightly in the night sky - and it could explode

The drug could help to tackle the likes of pneumonia, meningitis and breast cancer (Photo: Adobe)

New antibiotic to treat deadly superbug found using AI

The Mount Etna volcano spewing smoke in March 2021 (Photo: GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP via Getty Images)

Mount Etna eruption grounds flights and blankets eastern Sicily in ash

Virgin employees sit in the cabin of a prototype Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft at the Science Museum (Photo: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

We may be able to travel via space to get to Sydney in two hours

A new UCL study has predicted how well some Eurovision songs could do on the night. (Credit: Getty Images)

Have scientists cracked the code to a Eurovision winner?

Josh Beech decided to take action after seeing the scale of the microplastics problem at a beach in East Cornwall (Image: Nurdle)

Graduate creates vacuum cleaner to clean microplastics from beaches

The Flower Moon of May 2020 (which was also a ‘supermoon’) rising above the village of Brixworth (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

The meaning behind May’s ‘Flower Moon’ - and how to see it yourself

Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton (left) has warned about the potential dangers of AI (Photos: Eviatar Bach/Wikimedia Commons/Getty Images)

'Godfather of AI' Dr Geoffrey Hinton warns of future of technology

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center in March

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch: how to watch rocket launch live in UK

The northern lights captured in North Uist, Scotland (Photo: @MadMike123/Twitter)

Aurora borealis to be visible in Scotland and northern England tonight

Startrails seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Austria in 2020 - multiple exposures were combined to produce this image (Photo: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)

Lyrid meteor shower to be at its peak this weekend - how to see it

A bright glow was spotted in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv at 10pm local time. (YouTube)

NASA denies claims of a satellite crash in Kyiv

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The next UK total eclipse won’t be until 2090 - what to see until then

The reasons we yawn and if it is really contagious, explained by experts.

Explainer Why do we yawn and is it really contagious?

A general view shows a partial solar eclipse in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 20, 2023. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP via Getty Images)

'Mind-blowing': rare hybrid solar eclipse appears over Australia

An Ariane 5 rocket takes off from Kourou in 2022

Explainer JUICE will be the first spacecraft to orbit a moon other than Earth’s.

The JUICE mission will take eight years to reach Jupiter’s moons (Photo: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images)

European Space Agency to attempt second launch for JUICE mission

The Guiana space centre opened in 1968. (Getty Images)

French Guiana is viewed as the perfect location for a space launch

Ticks dwell in forests and grassy areas, and those most at risk of being bitten are people doing activities such as hiking and camping (Photos: Adobe Stock)

Explainer Tick-borne encephalitis: what you need to know as case found in UK

Virgin Orbit uses customised jet airliner ‘Cosmic Girl’ to launch its rockets (image: Virgin Orbit)

Why Virgin Orbit has gone bankrupt - who owns satellite launch company

Koch, Glover (rear), Hansen and Wiseman (seated) were unveiled at the Johnson Space Center (Photo: Nasa)

Nasa reveals Artemis II crew ahead of Moon mission launch

An employee poses with a pipe used to carry liquid CO2 at the ‘Schwarze Pumpe’ (‘Black Pump’) near Berlin, Germany (Photo: MICHAEL URBAN/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)

Government’s Powering Up Britain plans include focus on carbon capture

Chicxulub impact crater on the Gulf of Mexico (Getty images)

What killed the dinosaurs? Where is Chicxulub crater?

A touring exhibition from the Natural History Museum (Photo: PA)

Largest ever dinosaur to go on display at the Natural History Museum

Artist’s impression of the beam of intense radiation produced by the cosmic explosion thought to be the brightest of all time

‘A phenomenal amount of energy’ - cosmic explosion blinded instruments

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Uranus were set to ‘align’ on Monday 27 March

How to spot the planets from Earth this week after ‘rare’ alignment

UK scientists discover ultramassive black hole 33bn times mass of Sun

The Milky Way will be visible from the UK early on Friday morning. (Credit: Getty Images)

Five planets in rare alignment will be visible from UK skies

The 2023 DW asteroid has been tracked by Nasa scientists. (Credit: NasaAsteroidWatch/Twitter)

Asteroid ‘size of Olympic swimming pool’ could hit Earth in 2046

The new Barbie dolls which have been added to the Barbie role models collection for 2023. Photo by Mattel.

22 Barbie dolls created to represent pioneering women - the full list

A ranger clearing dead birds from bird flu at Staple Island, off the coast of Northumberland (Photo: PA)

Bird flu jab ‘needed for humans’ as concerns grow over global spread

Yorkshire’s largest fossil was found on a coastline in Scarborough. (Independent)

166 million year old dinosaur footprint discovered in Yorkshire

Study finds that morning gym-goers may ‘burn more calories’ during their workouts than those who exercise in the evening.

Morning gym-goers ‘burn more calories’ during workouts, study shows

Orcas are known for providing more support to their sons than their daughters (Photo: PA)

Orca mothers pay ‘high cost’ raising sons, according to new research

People who catch Covid are at a much greater risk of dying for at least 18 months, a study suggests (Composite: Mark Hall)

Covid death risk ‘five times higher’ up to 18 months post-infection

Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of us, inspecting a cordyceps infected victim (Credit: HBO/Warner Media/Liane Hentscher)

Cordyceps: what is the real-life zombie fungus from The Last of Us?

Cosmic Girl, carrying Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket, takes off from Spaceport Cornwall (Photo: PA)

First UK space launch fails after suffering ‘anomaly’ during flight

Thousands of spectators are expected to travel to Spaceport in Cornwall to witness the launch (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Crowds gather as historic UK space launch takes place in Cornwall

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

The first space launch from the UK is due to take place today

A visual representation of the solar system.

When will all the planets in the solar system be visible?

A rare sight will be visible on Thursday morning as the moon will travel in front of Mars, and it will all be visible without any equipment. (Credit: Getty Images)

Mars to ‘disappear’ behind December’s ‘cold moon’

Scientists have uncovered a so-called ‘Zombie Virus’ in a frozen lake in Siberia, with warnings that global warming could see more viruses uncovered in the future. (Credit: Adobe/ virology.ws)

Scientists uncover ‘zombie virus’ trapped in Siberian permafrost

The film follows Professor Claire Smith (Richard Ansett - Channel 4)

Mum of two will be dissected on TV after dying of rare cancer

A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)

China plans to send monkeys up to its new space station orbiting earth

Ambulance men of Florence, Italy, carrying a patient on a stretcher whilst wearing masks to ward off the plague.(Getty Images)

New study finds the Black Death has had impact on human evolution

The tiny white flies are swarming in parts of the UK

Tiny insects swarming in parts of UK compared to ‘Upside Down’

The Hunter’s Moon in the UK in 2020.

When is the full moon in October 2022? UK date of next full moon

The skill could be useful when training service dogs and therapy dogs

Dogs can use sense of smell to sniff out stress in humans, study finds

NASA successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid in test mission

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Jupiter will be at opposition and ‘close’ to the Earth - how to see it

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on August 28, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)

Nasa calls off Artemis launch - when it could go ahead

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft is seen atop the mobile launcher (Getty Images)

Nasa Artemis launch called off due to engine bleed issue

NASA has released an audio file which shows the sound of a black hole. (Credit: @NASAExoplanets/Twitter)

NASA releases audio file showing what a black hole sounds like

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown Jupiter in all its glory (image: NASA)

What do the NASA James Webb Telescope Jupiter pictures show?

A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower (Pic: NASA via Getty Images)

What time is the Perseid meteor shower tonight in UK?

London has set up free refill stations across the city to help keep people hydrated during the heatwave (Pic: Getty Images)

Do hot drinks cool you down during a heatwave?

An aerial view of charred fields after a crop fire near the village of Dinnington on July 20, 2022 in Rotherham (Getty Images)

The link between climate change and extreme heatwaves explained

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