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Astrophysicists bicker over extraterrestrial drive-by

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​A scientific paper made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens
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A big moment for Africa: Why the MeerKAT and astronomy matter

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Astronomy is accessible to anyone with a view of the sky
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Is maths any of their beeswax?

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The humble honeybee is catching up to humans in the arithmetic game, but there is quite literally nothing to worry about
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New telescope MeerLicht to observe transients

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The MeerLicht telescope will scour the skies to study transient celestial events. But its link to the MeerKAT radio telescope is what sets it apart.
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World reaches for the stars in SA

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Scientists say the Northern Cape is the perfect place for radio astronomy, with its low rainfall and clear skies making it a "radio quiet" site.
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The life (on other worlds) of Brian

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Science's "hottest" TV presenter, Brian Cox, makes a good argument for life elsewhere in the universe.
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Astronomers discover old, distant galaxy

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The discovery of Abell 2744_Y1, a galaxy about 30 times smaller than the Milky Way, dates back to 650-million years after the birth of the universe.
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SKA: To the stars and beyond

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The Square Kilometre Array, the biggest scientific endeavour in the world, is under construction in SA. We went to see the ground-breaking project.
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Suddenly Africa is looking up

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Far-flung lowtech satellite dishes have been bringing the continent up to astronomical speed.
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Oldest known Mayan charts found in Gautemala jungle

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Ancient inscriptions on the walls of a looted house in the Guatemalan jungle are the oldest astronomical charts known from the Mayan civilisation.
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A galaxy of possibilities

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The physical laws of the universe contain lessons for teachers' progress through life, according to an award-winning astronomer.
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Loosely: In the sky is a diamond planet

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Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.
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A watershed of astronomical proportions

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Will heavy-handed bureaucracy or best scientific practice win the day, asks <b>Marian Shinn</b>.
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Blighted by poor web connection

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Astronomers at SA's space telescope are forced to send findings by road, while politicians call on Telkom to resolve the issue, reports David Smith.
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Earth rising

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Consider how radically an understanding of the heavens has changed; how we view ourselves and our place in the universe.
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