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Galaxies

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

From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just three years

Maverick Life

From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just three years

by: Themiya Nanayakkara, Ivo Labbe and Karl Glazebrook

Dark matter — the curious absence of an indefinable presence

South Africa, Maverick Life, Maverick News

Dark matter — the curious absence of an indefinable presence

by: Don Pinnock

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

In pictures: The James Webb telescope’s first images

Magazine, Maverick Life

In pictures: The James Webb telescope’s first images

by: Maverick Life Editors

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

Magazine, Maverick Life

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

by: Adam McMaster and Andrew Norton

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

Magazine, Maverick Life

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

by: Jacco van Loon

Your smile’s cosmic history: we discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies

Magazine, Maverick Life

Your smile’s cosmic history: we discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies

by: James Geach

MeerKAT radio telescope reveals vast cosmic trails created by ‘intergalactic blowtorch’

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

MeerKAT radio telescope reveals vast cosmic trails created by ‘intergalactic blowtorch’

by: Elsabé Brits

Giant galaxy supercluster found lurking in early Universe

World, Newsdeck

Giant galaxy supercluster found lurking in early Universe

by: AFP

Black Holes 'NSinc: The SA discovery that’s got astronomers in a spin

Maverick Life

Black Holes 'NSinc: The SA discovery that’s got astronomers in a spin

by: Marelise Van Der Merwe

Spin of distant black hole measured at half of speed of light

Sci-Tech

Spin of distant black hole measured at half of speed of light

by: Reuters