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Why AlphaGenome Atlas contains nine billion DNA predictions

Change one letter in a sentence and you might get a typo, a new word, or no useful meaning at all. What happens when you change one letter in DNA?

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The ring around this galaxy comes from another galaxy

Euclid’s Einstein ring puts two very different cosmic distances into a single picture.

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Are space photos really those colours?

How black-and-white measurements become a colourful view of a nebula.

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Choose an evening to watch the Moon

For a ten-minute look at the Moon after dinner, start with your available time. You need an evening when the Moon is above your local horizon, a clear enough view, and one thing you would like to notice. Your unaided eyes are enough to begin. Sketch the illuminated shape, then return another evening to see what changed.