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Have you ever pulled at a loose bit of thread on one of your jumpers and it just keeps unravelling? Astronomers have spotted a similar
Suppose someone stole money from the office of your school director. It must have been a teacher or a student – no one else was
Did you know that sugar contains some of the essential ingredients for life? That doesn’t mean that eating lots of sweets is healthy. However, sugar
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Welcome to the star-studded premiere of the most complex telescope on Earth: ALMA! To celebrate the launch of ALMA, astronomers have released the first photo