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Spectacular pictures of the ‘worm’  supermoon captured lighting up night skies

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Spectacular pictures show the ‘worm’ supermoon lighting up night skies around the world and it will only get brighter as it reaches its peak TONIGHT The full point of brightness for the March supermoon will be at 5:48pm GMT on March 9 in the evening Supermoon events mark the point when the moon appears bigger … Read more

These snaps captured at JUST the right moment will certainly make you look twice

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Talk about perfect timing! Street photographer who specialises in capturing snaps at exactly the right moment is master of the optical illusion These perfectly timed pictures capture people in hilarious optical illusions  The snaps were taken by photographer Anthimos Ntagkas, from Athens, Greece  They include a bizarre snap that captures a dog who appears to have … Read more

Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’

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Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’ — and amateur astronomers are being encouraged to search for them SETI Institute experts are developing state-of-the-art ways to detect signs of life These ‘technosignatures’ might be laser emissions or structures orbiting stars The search will piggyback on the Very … Read more

Elusive tiny primate is captured on camera for the first time in nearly 20 years

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Adorable 3.5OUNCE African primate the Taita mountain dwarf galago is caught on camera for the first time in nearly 20 years as the species faces extinction Taita mountain dwarf galagos live in forests in the Taita hills of southeast Kenya The little primate species was first noted in 2002, but had been elusive since Researchers … Read more

Marines who paid the ultimate price on Iwo Jima are captured in fascinating historical footage

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Historic footage of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II – which saw the iconic image of US Marines planting the Stars and Stripes on a mountain top – has been released to mark its 75th anniversary. Almost 7,000 American troops lost their lives in the Battle of Iwo Jima along with nearly … Read more

Massive flock of birds measuring 180 miles across is captured on a weather radar

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Massive flock of birds measuring 180 miles across is captured on a weather radar as they take off near Key West A massive flock of birds was captured on a weather radar Mon around midnight The flock took off from Key West and measured about 180 miles across  Experts say this is called ‘roost rings’ … Read more

The Milky Way captured in all its glory by top night-sky photographers

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No wonder these are heavenly pictures – they were all snapped by some of the world’s top night-sky photographers at amazing locations across the globe. They show the moon, the stars and meteor showers against some of the world’s most beautiful backdrops. And the experts who took the images have been sharing their top tips … Read more