ASTRONOMY

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s first private astro observatory launched in Gazipur 

This combination of images provided by NASA shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, seen by the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, left, and the new James Webb Space Telescope.(NASA via AP)
Science

NASA shares stunning images of neighbouring galaxy using new space telescope

An artist's impression shows a "Vampire" star, composed of an oblate star with a disc around it and B-type star that has been stripped of its atmosphere (background), in this handout photo. Courtesy ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS
Science

Stellar 'vampire' finds love at first bite with companion star

Simulated image shows the positions and orbits of the newly discovered 591 high velocity stars by a Chinese research team. Photo: National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Science

Chinese astronomers discover nearly 600 high-velocity stars

Jupiter and Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance
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Jupiter and Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance

The five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwestern China's Guizhou province is the only significant instrument of its kind Handout National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)/AFP
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China to open giant telescope to international scientists