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First image of black hole captured

In 2007, Stephen Hawking experienced weightlessness on board a parabolic flight. “I have been wheelchair-bound for almost four decades and the chance to float free in zero g will be wonderful,” said Hawking before the flight.
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Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

Composite image of CK Vul, the remains of a double-star collision. This impact launched radioactive molecules into space, as seen in the orange double-lobe structure at the center. This is an ALMA image of 27-aluminum monofluoride, but the rare isotopic version of AlF resides in the same region. The red, diffuse image is an ALMA image of the more extended dust in the region. The blue is optical hydrogen emission as seen by the Gemini observatory.

Colliding stars eject radioactive molecules

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The 12 books of Christmas 2017

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A journey into space with Brian Cox, Colin Pillinger and Martin Rees

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Universe measurement suggests ‘missing’ physics

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Inspired into science by Patrick Moore