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16th February 2022

New report argues for ownership of the Moon

The Adam Smith Institute has published a new report on property rights in space. It suggests dividing the Moon into regions and privatising it, which the institute believes could help end global poverty.

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10th February 2022

New planet detected around closest star

A third planet has been detected orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun. Proxima d, with only a quarter of Earth's mass, is one of the lightest exoplanets ever found.

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29th January 2022

Astronomers discover mysterious new object in space

Astronomers in Australia report the discovery of a repeating transient with an unusually slow spin, occurring just three times an hour. It is believed to be a new class of neutron star or white dwarf.

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29th December 2021

First signature of a magnetosphere around an exoplanet

The first known magnetic field around an exoplanet has been detected, surrounding the hot Neptune HAT-P-11b. The method used in this finding could help to determine which planets are most suitable for life.

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30th November 2021

Supermassive black holes predicted to collide

Astronomers have spotted the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever observed. The two objects will eventually merge into one giant black hole, about 250 million years from now. The study also reveals that supermassive black holes may be 30% more numerous than previously thought.

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4th November 2021

Water detected 12.9 billion light years away

Astronomers have reported the presence of water in a pair of galaxies nearly 12.9 billion light years from Earth. This is the most distant detection ever made of a required element for life in a regular star-forming galaxy.

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24th October 2021

Giant impact stripped away exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers have found evidence of a giant impact between an Earth-sized exoplanet and a smaller body, which stripped off part of one planet's atmosphere.

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16th October 2021

Lucy begins 12-year mission to Trojan asteroids

NASA has launched the first ever spacecraft to visit Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

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17th September 2021

Alien life chances receive a boost

Three of the large organic molecules necessary for life to form have been detected around stars at up to 100 times the level predicted by models.

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4th September 2021

New class of supernova discovered

A new class of supernova has been observed for the first time. The dramatic event is triggered by a black hole or neutron star crashing into the core of a companion star.

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