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A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe

In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes – both on Earth and in space – has been a key part of this process, and those that are due to start operating over the next two decades should push…

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Find your way across countless young stars in this image of a faraway stellar nursery (image)

A new telescope image reveals in intricate detail a slice of a well-studied faraway stellar nursery.

Space

Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever'

A 13-year survey conducted by the VISTA telescope has resulted in the creation of the most detailed Milky Way map ever. It contains a stunning 1.5 billion objects.

Space

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Gas and stars 'stolen' from galaxy in striking European Southern Observatory photo and video

A galaxy is robbed of its gas and stars in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.

Space

UK government to buy electricity system operator from National Grid for £630m

New operator, Neso, will also oversee Great Britain’s gas system as part of ‘clean energy superpower’ mission

The Guardian - UK

After 10 years of reinventing The Elder Scrolls Online, its devs say they'd have only done one thing differently: 'Pick the game you want to make'

Studio director Matt Firor and creative director Rich Lambert say ESO's early struggles ultimately made for a better game.

PC Gamer

Ghostly 'zodiacal light' glows above the Very Large Telescope in Chile (photo)

A new photo shows the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope beneath a star-studded sky at sunset, illuminated by a phenomenon known as the zodiacal light.

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World's largest telescope continues taking shape on Chilean mountain (photos)

The dome enclosing the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is taking shape with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror.

Space

How the last 25 years led to the rise of mega-telescopes

From exoplanets to the galaxies in the early universe, there's little that large telescopes on Earth can't see.

Space

Forget platypuses – stunning photo shows koi carp swimming through our galaxy

Taken from the VLT in the Chilean Atacama Desert, this picture makes the universe look fishy

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Cosmic 'koi fish' swims through starry sea in stunning telescope photo

The Gum 3 nebula, which resembles a swimming koi fish, is captured in a stunning new photo from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope.

Space

The Milky Way's heart shines over construction site of world's largest telescope

Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope has reached another milestone, with the completion of its dome's steel skeleton. A new image of the site includes a stunning view of the Milky Way.

Space

Tata agrees Port Talbot deal with National Grid despite union criticism

New furnaces will be powered by electricity from 2027 but up to 2,800 workers will be made redundant

The Guardian - UK

Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low

Gas and coal accounted for just 2.4% of power generation for an hour last week, data shows, amid ‘zero-carbon grid’ plans

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Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole. The post Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

Space

Tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang may be prime dark matter suspects

Don't rule out primordial black holes as dark matter suspects just yet! Particle-sized black holes may resist evaporation, surviving long enough to account for the universe's most mysterious stuff.

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online has made nearly $2 billion in its lifetime, 9 years after the big comeback that doubled its player count overnight

After 10 years, TESO is an even bigger financial success than I realized.

GamesRadar

After making $2 billion in 10 years, The Elder Scrolls Online's director wants you to know that the MMO is definitely "one of the successful live service games"

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Elder Scrolls Online's big 10th anniversary update is an autumnal trip home for Oblivion fans and a worthy step forward for the MMO

I played Elder Scrolls Online's big 10th anniversary update after a few months away and was overwhelmed by everything new

GamesRadar

As Final Fantasy 14's visual overhaul nears, the Elder Scrolls MMO developers acknowledge improved technology is really important

"We do run on a somewhat aging engine"

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online's ingenious housebuilders are creating impossible Frankenstein wonders out of game assets and duct tape, and they took me on a tour

Location, location, location.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in April 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month

From comet views to a total solar eclipse, here's everything you need to know about what’s happening in the sky this month.

The Guardian - UK

£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route

‘High-capacity electrical spine’ to run onshore from north-east Scotland to north-west England

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope is digging deep into the mysteries of gas planets

Scientists are slowly getting to the bottom of how some of the universe's most mind-bending worlds came to be.

The Guardian - UK

Capacity crunch on National Grid is delaying new homes in UK by years

Council leaders warn of ‘infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect green energy schemes and hinder growth

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