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Image copyright pyritePA Media The new immigration rules will be “simple and flexible”, the ministers have promised, as the UK’s points-based Brexit system prepares to survive. From Tuesday 1 January most foreign nationals, including those from the European Union who want to work in the UK, will have to apply …

RUNE, France (AP) – A frightened 22-year-old man is being led to Consultation Room No. 2, his simple-mop floor and hive grille over the window. Behind it, the heavy double doors of the mental emergency ward – open only with the key of a staff member – closed trunk. With …

A tiny, mysterious galaxy 44 million light-years away is finally producing its secrets. Last year turned out to be a shockingly low amount of dark matter, which posed a significant challenge to our models of the Galaxy NGC 1052-DF4A Galaxy formation. Those models still live another day. According to new …

Example of a galaxy known as CQ4479. The center of the galaxy consumes highly active black hole material so fast that it spins into the center of the black hole and creates a bright quasar. Quasars create intense energy rays that are believed to prevent the birth of all stars …

In a very detailed survey of the southern sky using radio waves, astronomers have mapped millions of previously unknown galaxies outside the galaxy. The Rapid ASKAP Continuous Survey (or RACS) has firmly placed CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder Radio Telescope (ASKAP) on the international astronomy map. While past surveys have taken …