Physics
Quantum space monster leaps from a gravity well
Gravity could create a powerful runaway effect in quantum fluctuations in apparently empty space – this might influence the evolution of stars
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Space
Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up
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Environment
Stellar ‘pollution’ may be remains of watery planets
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Space
‘Dark sun’ is one of our nearest neighbours
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Space
Wonder lust: Star City
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Space
Lonely stars born on a bridge between galaxies
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Space
Hurtling star on a path to clip solar system
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Physics
Puffed-up planets are heated like toast
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Space
Star fattens planet and then devours it
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Physics
Clashing stellar couples trigger cosmic blasts
The powerful explosions used to measure dark energy have their origins in merging white dwarf stars, new X-ray measurements suggest
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Physics
Primordial giant: The star that time forgot
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Space
Missing matter mystery in small galaxies
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Physics
Baby black holes implicated in universe’s mightiest rays
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Physics
Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel
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