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Chris Impey, The Conversation
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Stars are beginning to disappear with night skies getting brighter by 9.6% every year
If the trend continues, a child born today in a place where 250 stars are visible now would only be able to see 100 stars on their 18th birthday.
Chris Impey, The Conversation & Connie Walker, The Conversation
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Sagittarius A*: How did scientists photograph the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way?
Black holes are completely dark since not even light can escape their gravity. But they are surrounded by clouds of gas, which can be used to infer images.
Chris Impey, The Conversation
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Stephen Hawking warned against contacting aliens. Scientists are doing it anyway
Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea.
Chris Impey, The Conversation
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman