This month in the news: In the news this Month: Telescopes detect the biggest explosion since the big bang  in the Ophiuchus Supercluster, the Insight lander detects 174 Marsquakes, and a second planet is found around our closest star, Proxima Centauri.

The news - March 2020

A monthly round up of the latest news in astronomy.

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This month in the news: the Decadal Review, iodine propulsion and the launch of DART

The news - December 2021

This month in the news: a gravitationally lensed baby galaxy, flight on Mars, the biggest ever stellar flare, and some groundbreaking gravitational wave predictions.

The news - May 2021

The news - December 2020

This month in the news: water on the moon and getting in touch with Voyager.

The news - November 2020

This month in the news: In the news this month, water under the surface of mars and measurements of radiation on the moon.

The news - March 2020

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