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The Orion Nebula is now visible in the sky - here’s how to find it

Space

The Orion Nebula is now visible in the sky - here’s how to find it

From November to February, the Orion Nebula can be seen with the naked eye. But with a pair of binoculars you can get a much more detailed view, says Abigail Beall

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Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Space

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

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Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Space

Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Culture

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

Physics

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

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We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

Physics

We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

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Nobel prize for physics won by black hole pioneers

Space

Nobel prize for physics won by black hole pioneers

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Sound analysis hints sirens have an evolutionary link with wolf howls

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Could we jump into a wormhole to save us from the world at present?

Physics

Could we jump into a wormhole to save us from the world at present?

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Ultracold atoms can work together to shape or steer light

Physics

Ultracold atoms can work together to shape or steer light

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Secure quantum communications network is the largest of its kind

Technology

Secure quantum communications network is the largest of its kind

A quantum communications network running on optical fibres in Bristol, UK, is the largest of its kind with eight users, but its creators say it could handle more than 100 people in future

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Physics

The fuzzy law that could break the idea of a mathematical universe

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Physics

Science with Sam: Is our reality just one part of a multiverse?

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Science with Sam: What is a black hole? And could you survive one?

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Physics

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

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