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Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope review By Jason Parnell-Brookes published 18 April 23 Review Discover the stars in minutes using the computerized, app-powered Unistellar eQuinox 2.
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Solar flares created in the lab for 1st time By Harry Baker published 13 April 23 Researchers were able to replicate how solar flares form by creating banana-sized loops of plasma in a lab. The results show that the mini flares are an excellent proxy for studying the real things.
First-ever close-up of a supermassive black hole sharpened to 'full resolution' by AI, and the results are stunning By Ben Turner published 13 April 23 Astronomers have used machine learning to sharpen the 2019 Event Horizon Telescope image of the black hole M87*, the first direct image of a black hole ever taken.
