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Solo supernovae challenge cosmic distance standards
Supernovae were thought to need help from a nearby star – if they don't, we may have to rethink how we measure cosmic distances as well as dark energy
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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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Epic cosmic radio burst finally seen in real time
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Mapping the Milky Way: What’s where in our galaxy
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Brave new world-hunters spot exoplanets on the cheap
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Galaxy-mapping megacamera falls victim to loose fibres
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Star’s flying visit could fling comets at Earth
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How to think about… Alien contact
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Young, hotheaded stars could host habitable worlds
"Infant Earths" could expand the search for alien life – but there's a warning note for supposedly habitable planets orbiting mature stars
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Epic space collision rips away galactic gas
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Secret star saves gas cloud from jaws of black hole
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Churning galaxy boasts a fiery halo of baby stars
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Look inside a giant supernova that seeded the universe
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