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Astronomy

If the universe is infinite, what is it expanding into? Here are ways to tackle a cosmic brain teaser

Sci-Tech, DM168

If the universe is infinite, what is it expanding into? Here are ways to tackle a cosmic brain teaser

by: Nicole Granucci

World’s largest astronomy conference kicks off in Cape Town, in a first for Africa

Africa, Sci-Tech, South Africa, World, Maverick News

World’s largest astronomy conference kicks off in Cape Town, in a first for Africa

by: Lisakanya Venna

MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos

Maverick Life

MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos

by: Ed Elson

Journey to the stars — South Africa’s new astronomers unlocking secrets of the cosmos

Africa, South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168, Maverick News

Journey to the stars — South Africa’s new astronomers unlocking secrets of the cosmos

by: Patricia Ann Whitelock, Daniel Cunnama and Rosalind Skelton

Humans are still hunting for aliens – here’s how astronomers are looking for life beyond Earth

Maverick Life

Humans are still hunting for aliens – here’s how astronomers are looking for life beyond Earth

by: Sara Webb

The sensational Martian canals — life on the Red Planet as perceived by Percival Lowell

Maverick Life

The sensational Martian canals — life on the Red Planet as perceived by Percival Lowell

by: Don Pinnock

In pictures: James Webb telescope keeps astounding

Magazine, Maverick Life

In pictures: James Webb telescope keeps astounding

by: Maverick Life Editors

We don’t know if dark matter exists. So why do astronomers keep looking?

Magazine, Maverick Life

We don’t know if dark matter exists. So why do astronomers keep looking?

by: Gauri Sharma

James Webb captures new image of Jupiter

Magazine, Maverick Life

James Webb captures new image of Jupiter

by: Maverick Life Editors

Two experts break down the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images, and explain what we’ve already learnt

Magazine, Maverick Life

Two experts break down the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images, and explain what we’ve already learnt

by: Karl Glazebrook and Simon Driver

Scientists find a 'needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole

Newsdeck

Scientists find a 'needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole

by: Reuters

African scientists and technology could drive future black hole discoveries

Magazine, Maverick Life

African scientists and technology could drive future black hole discoveries

by: Roger Deane and Iniyan Natarajan