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THE DARK HEART of our Galaxy
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

THE DARK HEART of our Galaxy

Jane Green looks into how eight telescopes came together to capture the shadow of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

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5 mins  |
July 2022
Where are all the aliens? ROSWELL AT 75
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Where are all the aliens? ROSWELL AT 75

Nick Pope looks at back at the most famous UFO story of all, and why more people are reporting strange sights in the sky

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10 mins  |
July 2022
VENUS in a new light
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

VENUS in a new light

Has the Parker Solar Probe solved the mystery of the Ashen Light? Paul G. Abel assesses the evidence

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2 mins  |
July 2022
Removing stars from a deep-sky nebula target
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Removing stars from a deep-sky nebula target

Use a Photoshop plug-in to eliminate stars in an image of the Statue of Liberty Nebula

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3 mins  |
July 2022
Photograph the Milky Way
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Photograph the Milky Way

Image the misty glow of our home Galaxy as it crosses the sky during the summer months

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3 mins  |
July 2022
How to build a webcamscope
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

How to build a webcamscope

Construct a simple and cost-effective imaging device for capturing bright targets

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3 mins  |
July 2022
Close up on THE SUN
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Close up on THE SUN

Together, Solar Orbiter and the Parker Solar Probe are giving us our closest ever look at the Sun. With both now in their science phases, Ezzy Pearson updates us on what we've already learned and what's still to come

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7 mins  |
July 2022
Meteorites, messengers from other planets
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Meteorites, messengers from other planets

Stuart Atkinson takes a look at five of the most famous 'celebrity meteorites'

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3 mins  |
July 2022
From city lights to deep space
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

From city lights to deep space

In this second part of a series that looks at urban stargazing through four seasons, Rod Mollise reveals the wonders you can discover in the summer night sky...

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7 mins  |
July 2022
Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ 5.1-inch Newtonian reflector
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ 5.1-inch Newtonian reflector

A manual telescope that can be easily aligned via an adaptor and free smartphone app

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5 mins  |
July 2022
VAMPIRE ELECTRONICS: HOW MUCH POWER DO THESE DEVICES REALLY DRAIN?
BBC Science Focus

VAMPIRE ELECTRONICS: HOW MUCH POWER DO THESE DEVICES REALLY DRAIN?

Can you save £££s by switching off appliances at the mains, as suggested by some headlines?

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4 mins  |
June 2022
WHY DOES RESEARCHING BISEXUALITY MATTER?
BBC Science Focus

WHY DOES RESEARCHING BISEXUALITY MATTER?

It's Pride Month and the UK is aglitter with messages of love. But not all the letters of the rainbow alphabet have been able to shine...

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3 mins  |
June 2022
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
BBC Science Focus

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

When the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the fiercest, strongest creatures on Earth - the dinosaurs. So how exactly did our tiny, furtive ancestors thrive in the aftermath of an apocalypse?

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7 mins  |
June 2022
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT
BBC Science Focus

PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT

SCIENTISTS GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RADICAL PHENOMENA IN THE MOST EXTREME LABS ON EARTH

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5 mins  |
June 2022
Could we live alongside dinosaurs?
BBC Science Focus

Could we live alongside dinosaurs?

In Jurassic World Dominion, the toothy ones have integrated into society...

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3 mins  |
June 2022
TRAVELLING TO THE EDGE OF TIME
BBC Science Focus

TRAVELLING TO THE EDGE OF TIME

The James Webb Space Telescope won't just show us the furthest reaches of space, it'll take us back to the dawn of the Universe too...

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3 mins  |
June 2022
PHYSICS: DO GIRLS AVOID IT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD?
BBC Science Focus

PHYSICS: DO GIRLS AVOID IT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD?

In late April, head teacher Katharine Birbalsingh commented that girls didn't like physics and are put off it because of the hard maths

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3 mins  |
June 2022
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
BBC Science Focus

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

Occasionally, you're minding our own business when a weird - and sometimes disturbing or upsetting - thought pops into your head. Why does your brain do this, and does it mean that you're a bad person?

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
HIGHLY SENSITIVE: IS IT THE SAME AS BEING SHY OR INTROVERTED?
BBC Science Focus

HIGHLY SENSITIVE: IS IT THE SAME AS BEING SHY OR INTROVERTED?

Recently, several celebrities have announced that they are 'highly sensitive people'. What does this term mean, and how can you spot the signs?

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4 mins  |
June 2022
Can a VR headset provide peace and tranquillity?
BBC Science Focus

Can a VR headset provide peace and tranquillity?

Alex Hughes tries to relax with a screen inches from his face...

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5 mins  |
June 2022
AI WILL NEVER THINK LIKE A HUMAN... AND THAT'S OKAY
BBC Science Focus

AI WILL NEVER THINK LIKE A HUMAN... AND THAT'S OKAY

There's no point getting frustrated with artificial intelligence when it doesn't do what we expect it to. Instead, we should focus on the ways it can help and support people

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3 mins  |
June 2022
A journey into the Elizabethan mind
BBC History Magazine

A journey into the Elizabethan mind

The Elizabethans were desperate to untangle the mystery of their "inward selves". Helen Hackett reveals how they used ancient teachings, Christian doctrine and new scientific discoveries to make sense of the mind

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9 mins  |
June 2022
Seeing the Solar System's future
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Seeing the Solar System's future

Recent observations offer clues about whether the planets will survive our Sun's far-off fate of swelling out into the Solar System as a red giant. Colin Stuart investigates

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6 mins  |
June 2022
Drones used to hunt for meteorites
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Drones used to hunt for meteorites

Using drones could improve ve our odds of finding 'fresh' meteorites

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2 mins  |
June 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

HOPE: one year at MARS

After 12 months spent observing the Martian atmosphere with its Hope probe, the United Arab Emirates has released a global map of the planet

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2 mins  |
June 2022
Freeware EXPLORED
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Freeware EXPLORED

There's a wealth of free astronomical software available online to enhance your observations. Pete Lawrence looks at some of the best on offer

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8 mins  |
June 2022
Balmy nights of brilliant sights
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Balmy nights of brilliant sights

Astronomer Will Gater picks out the celestial targets that will keep both observers and imagers enchanted on clear, June nights

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8 mins  |
June 2022
Imaging NLCs on your smartphone
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Imaging NLCs on your smartphone

Coax your phone's camera into low-light mode and catch ethereal noctilucent clouds

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3 mins  |
June 2022
THE BIG THREE
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

THE BIG THREE

The top sights to observe or image this month

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4 mins  |
June 2022
Spend a month with the Moon
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Spend a month with the Moon

Scott Levine follows Earth's natural satellite and jumps off to spot nearby targets

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3 mins  |
June 2022