Space
We’ve found the oldest ever galaxy that looks like our own
A galaxy made up of a rotating disc of dust and stars has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the big bang, which changes our view of how these vast objects form
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Space
Black hole from the early universe is blasting us with a powerful jet
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Space
Neutrinos determined where galaxies formed in the early universe
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Physics
Until the End of Time tries to use physics to find the meaning of life
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Physics
Time travel without paradoxes is possible with many parallel timelines
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Physics
Big bang retold: The weird twists in the story of the universe’s birth
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Physics
Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe
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Physics
The universe tends towards disorder. But how come nobody knows why?
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Physics
Studying the universe’s origins hint that its beginning has no end
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Physics
The plucky probe that put the big bang theory to the test
30 years ago, cosmologists launched the COBE satellite to glimpse the “afterglow of creation”. Its measurements revealed the universe’s history and fate in unprecedented detail
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Physics
Why dark matter’s no-show could mean a big bang rethink
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Space
Cosmological crisis: We don’t know if the universe is round or flat
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Space
The ‘nuclear pasta’ in neutron stars could transform particle physics
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Physics
Einstein killed the aether. Now the idea is back to save relativity
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