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How to watch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2020
The Quadrantid meteor shower has a short peak period that lasts only a few hours, so midnight on 3 January is the best time to view in the UK
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A spotter’s guide to the Milky Way’s most badly behaved stars
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The world鈥檚 biggest telescope and the African astronomy revolution
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How to find Andromeda 鈥� a spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye
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See the northern lights or aurora borealis: Follow this easy guide
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Seasonal gift ideas for lovers of terrific science reads and top films
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Exploring the wonders of the solar system
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Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet
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See Venus and Jupiter next to each other in the sky this week
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We鈥檝e found the missing neutron star at the centre of a supernova
In 1987, a huge nearby supernova stunned astronomers. The explosion should have left behind a neutron star, but nobody has ever been able to find it until now
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SpaceX鈥檚 Starlink satellites are interfering with astronomy again
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The Leonid meteor shower peaks this week: Here’s how to see it
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How to watch Mercury’s transit of the sun with just binoculars
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How to spot Taurus, star clusters and a meteor shower in the night sky
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