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Cosmology

The Sculptor Galaxy

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The universe is surprisingly lopsided and we don’t know why

Two analyses of a million galaxies show that their distribution may not be symmetrical, which may mean that our understandings of gravity and the early universe are incorrect

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Physics

Will time ever end? The answer lies in the death throes of the cosmos

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Space

Cosmic dawn ended 200 million years later than cosmologists thought

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Physics

Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?

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Space

Controversial claim that the universe is skewed could upend cosmology

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Physics

Why I’m choosing dark matter over dark energy – for now at least

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Figure 4. Pseudo-color images of all Cepheid-bearing galaxies analyzed in this work.

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It’s official – we don’t know how fast the universe is expanding

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Star trails over the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.??

Space

Largest 3D map of the universe contains 8 million galaxies

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Space

3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034

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Space

How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe

The most anticipated space telescope ever is about to launch. It will give us a clear picture of the first stars and reveal the atmospheres of exoplanets too – if it unfolds without a hitch

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Space

Merging black holes may create bubbles that could swallow the universe

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Physics

Why is there something not nothing? The big bang isn’t the only answer

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Physics

Why is the universe intelligible? Things aren’t as clear as we think

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Why is there a cosmic speed limit? It could even be why we’re here

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