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New view of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Now is a good time of year to spot one of the Milky Way’s nearest neighbouring galaxies.

Two Aussies are among those awarded in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition.

350 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies have had a collision of cosmic proportions.

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image — and made history.

A chunk of Mars will soon be returning to the Red Planet aboard a 2020 NASA rover mission.

ANU research has demonstrated a long-theorised nuclear effect, helping scientists understand how stars produce elements such as gold and platinum.