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Is there a hidden 9th planet in our solar system? How are black holes formed? And are we alone in the universe?
Let Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain take you on an epic journey through space and time with Stargazing Live Australia. http://bbc.in/1a6bOHh
When the indigenous animals of Australia look up at the night sky, they see one of the best views of the Milky Way on the planet.
The “Emu in the sky” is an important part of Aboriginal tradition, represented by the dark dust lanes in our very own Milky Way.
In many aboriginal traditions, the Moon is male and the Sun is female. When they make love… it’s a total eclipse of the heart. 😍🌚
Saturn’s famous rings are made almost entirely from water ice and were first observed by Galileo in 1610.
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Did you know the Milky Way is constantly moving through space, bringing Earth and the rest of the Solar System along for the ride?
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Supermassive black holes are found at the centre of almost every galaxy, including our own. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you fell into one? The answer is WAY weirder than you think… bbc.in/1XZZazM
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The term ‘Spiral Nebula’ has fallen out of use in scientific circles… but it would still make a totally awesome name for a rock band. 😝🤘
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Spiral galaxies make up approximately 60% of galaxies in the local Universe. They consist of a flat rotating disk of stars, gas and dust, together with a central concentration of tightly-packed stars known as the bulge.
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