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Very Large Telescope snaps gorgeous shot of Milky Way's star-studded core (photo)

A new view from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captures the abundant star-forming region at the center of the Milky Way.

Space

Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object – a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day

Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth

The Guardian - AU

Hidden moon may hold together rings of strange comet-like object between Jupiter and Neptune

A little moonlet, too small to be seen from Earth, could be playing cosmic sheepdog by shaping the thin rings around the distant minor planet Chariklo, according to new computer simulations.

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The First Pieces Of The World’s Largest Telescope Just Arrived In Chile

The 18 mirrors sailed halfway around the world in late December and are the first of 798 hexagonal pieces that will eventually combine to form one extremely large telescope.

Inverse

Space photo of the week: 'Magical' Milky Way cuts through the Valley of the Moon in Chile's Atacama Desert

Astrophotographer Petr Horálek shot this image of the Milky Way dazzling above strange geological formations in the desert close to the ALMA radio telescope array in Chile.

LiveScience

The Milky Way lights up the 'Valley of the moon' in magical new night sky photo

The European Southern Observatory shared a mesmerizing new photo of the Milky Way shining above Valle de la Luna, meaning "Valley of the Moon," in Chile's Atacama Desert.

Space

National Grid to offer discounts to use less electricity tonight - how to take part

Under the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), homes signed up to the scheme will turn off appliances such as ovens when electricity demand is high amid cold weather

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You could be paid to use less energy tonight - how you can save

The National Grid ESO (electricity system operator) is activating its demand flexibility service (DFS) tonight

The National (Scotland)

National Grid to pay energy customers to switch off power tonight. Here’s how to take part

National Grid activates ‘Demand Flexibility Service’ to 1.4 million households as lack of wind and cold weather affect supplies

The Independent UK

Ofgem plans to cut wind and solar delays by stripping out ‘zombie’ projects

Regulator aims to reduce backlog as some wind and solar schemes wait up to 15 years to get hooked up

The Guardian - UK

The best MMOs on PC

The best MMOs, whether you love massive raids, playing through a great story on your own, or ruling a corporation

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How we're building the world's biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science

Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most of the universe is.

The Conversation

See the world's largest telescope dwarfed by the Full Hunter's Moon (photo)

The steel skeleton of the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is illuminated by the rising full moon in a gorgeous new photo from the European Southern Observatory.

Space

Ofgem approved scheme will pay UK households that use less energy from today

Ofgem have approved of the National Grid DFS scheme returning this winter. A service that paid £11million last year.

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Witch's head to God's eye: 12 of the spookiest objects in the universe

A shrieking skull, a cackling witch, a ghostly hand and other cosmic illusions haunt our skies. Which do you think is the spookiest object in the universe?

Inverse

New Images Help Decode Betelgeuse’s Mysterious Dimming

Get a closer look at what boosted the popularity of the star Betelgeuse over the last several years.

The Guardian - UK

National Grid says blackouts less likely this winter

Higher gas storage levels in Europe help leave Great Britain in stronger position, says operator

The Independent UK

National Grid report says risk of lights going out this winter has fallen

The risks are almost as low as they were before the energy crisis, the National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said.

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Inverse

Astronomers Discover Oldest-Known Magnetic Field Around an Ancient Galaxy

Astronomers found the oldest-known case of a structure that plays a fundamental role in how galaxies evolve.

The Independent UK

Energy saving scheme: How you can claim cash benefits for using less energy this winter

The National Grid announced it would be renewing its demand flexibility service, under which customers are financially compensated for reducing their energy consumption this winter

The Guardian - UK

Electricity firms face penalties for ‘manipulating’ grid in Ofgem crackdown

Regulator aims to stop power plants’ tactic that costs households hundreds of millions of pounds

Inverse

Astronomers Capture an Unprecedented Look at Neptune's Mysterious Dark Spot

Years after Hubble discovered a dark spot on Neptune, the Very Large Array took a closer look — and found other interesting features.

Space

Bright cluster packed with stars shines in gorgeous new infrared image

ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) snapped a new photo of the globular cluster NGC 6723 containing hundreds of thousands of gravitationally-bound stars.

Space

See the world's largest telescope come together beneath the Milky Way (video)

The Extremely Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert is halfway complete and already making astronomers excited for the view of the cosmos the telescope will provide.

The Guardian - UK

UK to run only one coal-fired power plant this winter

Energy company Drax scraps plan to bring two others out of retirement to help guard against power cuts

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