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Galaxy

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

Maverick News

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

By Ziteng Wang

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

Maverick Life

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

By Jacinta Delhaize

Humans, the foolish godlings of infinite space

Sci-Tech

Humans, the foolish godlings of infinite space

By Don Pinnock

In pictures: James Webb telescope keeps astounding

Magazine

In pictures: James Webb telescope keeps astounding

By Maverick Life Editors

Fresh delay in launch of NASA's giant space telescope

Sci-Tech

Fresh delay in launch of NASA's giant space telescope

By AFP

Newsdeck

Astronomers find the 'impossible': a galaxy without dark matter

By AFP

Newsdeck

Dark matter 'smoother' than we thought: study

By AFP

A giant leap for astronomy, another giant leap for South Africa

Sci-Tech

A giant leap for astronomy, another giant leap for South Africa

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Newsdeck

Hubble telescope's latest find pushes back clock on galaxy formation

By Reuters

Nearly 1,000 hidden galaxies mapped behind the Milky Way – and SA helped find them

Maverick Life

Nearly 1,000 hidden galaxies mapped behind the Milky Way – and SA helped find them

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Hubble telescope spies 7 galaxies from baby years of universe

Newsdeck

Hubble telescope spies 7 galaxies from baby years of universe

By Reuters

Black holes and new planets: a busy week among the stars

Sci-Tech

Black holes and new planets: a busy week among the stars

By Richard Poplak