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Sunspots are regions of intense magnetic activity on the Sun's surface. The number of sunspots rises and falls over the Sun's approximately 11-year activity cycle and is one of the main ways astronomers track and predict solar activity.
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NAM 2026: How the Sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes
Image of the Australian desert showing the growing light pollution caused by artificial satellites.
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Scourge of satellites could be mitigated with help of ultra-black coating
RAD-BAARG radio galaxy, with the 144 MHz radio image from the LOFAR radio telescope shown in red and the optical image from the BASS survey shown in RGB colour.
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Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist
This image combines data from four space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of RCW 86, the oldest documented example of a supernova.
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'Crisis averted' as experts confirm universe's expansion IS accelerating
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