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The James Webb Space Telescope vs the Hubble Space Telescope
What are the main differences between Hubble and the new James Webb Space Telescope?
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What is a planetary conjunction?
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What is a blue moon and how often does it occur?
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Tudor fashion
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Sir Francis Drake facts
Expert navigator and Elizabethan hero, pirate and slave trader: learn 10 quick facts about Francis Drake
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How to photograph the Sun
Everything you need to know to take stunning astrophotography photos of the Sun
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John Everett and the art of 'dazzle' camouflage
Dazzle was a type of camouflage developed in response to the threat of German U-boat submarines
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Little-Known or Unknown Facts Regarding Queen Elizabeth I’s Death
Our experts answer how and when Queen Elizabeth I died, as well as some bizarre facts about the iconic monarch's final days