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    2. The Guide to the Universe

    The Guide to the Universe

    The Guide to The Universe takes you on a journey from the Solar System to the edge of space to encounter the familiar and exotic objects that make up the cosmos. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with expert and clear-cut descriptions, it will give you a new perspective on our place in the vastness of space.

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    Radio Astronomy Podcast 20 years of NASA's WMAP mission

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    Artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc. Our Solar System may have looked like this in its infancy. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
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    Radio Astronomy Podcast What's a black hole?

    Katie Mack hosts BBC Sky at Night Magazine's webinar The Whole History of the Universe
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    Online Lecture Katie Mack: The Whole History of the Universe

    A galactic collision looking rather like a Halloween pumpkin. Credit: NASA, ESA, and W. Keel (University of Alabama)
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    Galactic Halloween pumpkin snapped by Hubble Space Telescope

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    What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?

    NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image. Credit: ESO
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    Eye On The Sky NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image

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    An artist's illustration of the Oort Cloud. Credit: Naeblys / Getty Images
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    Binary star system App, imaged by the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/Callingham et al.
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    How do binary stars survive in star clusters?

    The Hope Probe has launched on its mission to Mars. Credit: United Arab Emirates Hope Mars Mission
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    Luke Hayes captured this shot of the Perseid meteor shower from the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Luke used a Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera with a Canon 8-15mm lens. Image Credit: Luke Hayes
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    How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

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