Space
Dark force could keep Milky Way’s neighbours away
Dark energy is thought to work on the scale of the entire universe – but if it is active on galaxies, it could explain why the Milky Way has so few satellites
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Physics
Cosmic inflation’s ‘smoking gun’ goes up in smoke
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Physics
Leak suggests big bang find was a dusty mistake
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Fractals seen in throbs of pulsating golden stars
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Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe
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Space
Solo supernovae challenge cosmic distance standards
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Space
Fractals seen in throbs of pulsating golden stars
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Physics
Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe
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Physics
Weird cosmic echoes may offer new glimpse of big bang
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Space
Epic cosmic radio burst finally seen in real time
They're over in a flash, but a mega-powerful radio burst has finally been spotted in real time, rather than in old data, giving clues to their mysterious origin
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Physics
You think there’s a multiverse? Get real
Opinion
Space
Galactic zombies roam the cosmos and refuse to die
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Physics
Mercury may be sole survivor of planetary pile-up
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Space
Mapping the Milky Way: What’s where in our galaxy
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