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Galaxy NGC 1433, one of 19 galaxies studied by the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies (PHANGS) collaboration, observed by James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab), A. Pagan (STScI)

Incredible Webb Telescope images reveal intricate structures in nearby galaxies

Illustration showing a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Raw ingredients for life found round distant stars similar to our early Solar System

A James Webb Space Telescope image of Pandora's Cluster, showing gravitational lensing. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology), R. Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), A. Pagan (STScI)

Webb Telescope’s latest deep-field image shows galaxy clusters warping spacetime

The trail of the Chelyabinsk meteor across the sky. Photo by Elizaveta Becker/ullstein bild via Getty Images

The story of the Chelyabinsk meteorite

Woman making heart shape with her hands over a full Moon

Valentine's Day 5 romantic stargazing ideas

John Chumack captured this image of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on 4 February 2023 from Dayton, Ohio, USA.

Catch Comet E3 ZTF’s last waltz: a meeting with Mars this weekend

Dominic Reardon captured this image of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on 25/26 January 2023 from Arnside, Cumbria, UK. Equipment: Nikon D500 camera, Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3 lens, iOptron Skyguider Pro & William Optics base.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Observe the comet throughout January 2023

Artist's impression of exoplanet Wolf 1069 b, an Earth-mass world thought to orbit its star in the habitable zone. © NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter

Astronomers discover potentially-habitable Earth-mass exoplanet

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) photographed on 19 January 2023 by José J. Chambo from Valles, Valencia, Spain. Acquisition details: Telescope TS-Photon 8

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Observe the comet throughout February 2023

This JWST image shows NGC 1365, a galaxy which hosted a Type Ia supernova in 2012. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Judy Schmidt

Webb Telescope could help astronomers nail down the rate of expansion of the Universe

Uk astronaut Tim Peake gives the thumbs up onboard the International Space Station. Credit: ESA/NASA

Tim Peake retires from ESA astronaut corp

Light pollution is hiding the dimmest stars from our night sky. Credit: Dneutral Han / Getty

‘Sky-rocketing’ light pollution is reducing the number of stars visible in the night sky

Three near-Earth asteroids including potentially hazardous 2022 AP7 were spotted hiding in the glare of the Sun. Credit: DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine

Largest potentially hazardous asteroid found hiding in the inner Solar System

Light trails left by BlueWalker 3 over the Nicholas U Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/IAU/SKAO/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks

Launch of bright satellites has astronomers calling for protection of our night sky

A view of Venus through a Canon SX610HS hand-held camera and (inset) through an 80mm refractor telescope captured by Roger Samworth from his upstairs window in Warwickshire, UK, 12 November 2018.

See Venus return to the evening sky this month