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CSI Astronomy: learn how to spot fake astrophotography images 

We’ve all been there: we see a stunning astrophotography image that has gone viral on social media, showing perhaps a huge full Moon aligned with some landmark or the Milky Way arching in the sky above some exotic location. But then we start second-guessing ourselves – something doesn’t look…

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Purple fumes: the importance of iodine

Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar…

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