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Milky Way

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

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

The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down

Maverick Life

The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down

by: Laura Nicole Driessen

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Nigeria, and more from around the world

Maverick Life

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Nigeria, and more from around the world

by: Maverick Life Editors

Humans, the foolish godlings of infinite space

Sci-Tech, Maverick Life, Our Burning Planet

Humans, the foolish godlings of infinite space

by: Don Pinnock

The MeerKAT in the Karoo: A South African success story that’s out of this world

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

The MeerKAT in the Karoo: A South African success story that’s out of this world

by: Shaun Smillie

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

Magazine, Maverick Life

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

by: Corrie Verbaan

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

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

Magazine, Maverick Life

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

by: Derek Ward-Thompson

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

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