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Travel the universe from your seat with our picks from the annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

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The team explores one of the greatest discoveries of modern astronomy - that our universe is expanding - and the new ...

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Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the universe’s development, known as the Cosmic Dawn.

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