Physics
The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton’s physics
Emilie du Châtelet was a talented mathematician and experimental physicist who took on France's intellectual establishment. But history hasn't done her justice
Features
Space
Tadpole galaxy spawns stars after eating invisible gas cloud
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Space
Time capsule galaxy can help probe conditions after the big bang
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Physics
Cannibal stars explode violently – as predicted by Darwin’s son
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Physics
Was gravitational wave signal from a gravastar, not black holes?
News
Syzygy exhibition squeezes cosmic wonders into everyday objects
Culture
Space
Japanese satellite’s death spiral linked to software malfunction
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Physics
That’s odd: Axis of evil stretches across the cosmos
Features
Physics
Gravitational wave hunters gear up to detect extreme black holes
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Mind
It’s mind-blowing what our puny brains can do
Physics is on a hot streak. Sean Carroll speculates on the next big breakthrough, and warns of quantum wars ahead
Opinion
Space
The play X will have you clock-watching – but in a good way
Culture
Physics
Physics adventures down the superfluid supersonic black hole
Features
Physics
Our galaxy’s impossible collision could break gravity
Features
Physics
LIGO could catch dark matter made of black holes
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