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Astrophysics

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

Sci-Tech

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

By Nicole Granucci

SA rocket scientist’s bespoke nuclear fuel powering potential to settle on the moon and beyond

South Africa

SA rocket scientist’s bespoke nuclear fuel powering potential to settle on the moon and beyond

By Alan Duggan

Pioneering astrophysicist Frank Drake has died, but his equation for alien intelligence will provoke us forever

World

Pioneering astrophysicist Frank Drake has died, but his equation for alien intelligence will provoke us forever

By David Rothery

Einsteinian Ecstasy: The supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy revealed and photographed

South Africa

Einsteinian Ecstasy: The supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy revealed and photographed

By Elsabé Brits

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

Magazine

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

By Jacco van Loon

A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research

Magazine

A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research

By Lorenzo Spina

Newsdeck

Chinese satellite closes in on dark matter mystery

By AFP

Astronomers discover echoes from expansion after Big Bang

Maverick Life

Astronomers discover echoes from expansion after Big Bang

By Reuters

NASA’s most-advanced Sun-studying spacecraft, Solar Dynamics Observatory, finally launched

Sci-Tech

NASA’s most-advanced Sun-studying spacecraft, Solar Dynamics Observatory, finally launched

By Branko Brkic