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Truth before beauty: Our universe is uglier than we thought

Space

Truth before beauty: Our universe is uglier than we thought

Our cosmos is failing to meet the rigorous beauty standards set by physicists. Is it time to face up to the fact we may live in an uglyverse?

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Centre of the Milky Way

Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

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You could survive falling into a black hole but it may get weird

Space

You could survive falling into a black hole but it may get weird

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Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought

Physics

Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought

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Space

So long, suckers: Where have all the black holes gone?

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Black hole

Space

Parallel universes could solve a big problem with black holes

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Physics

Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmos

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The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

Space

The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

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Physics

How a fiery matter-antimatter union may lead to limitless energy

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Why Hawking's PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration

Physics

Why Hawking's PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration

Millions rushed to freely access Stephen Hawking's early musings when they went online. More of the same would help ignite young minds everywhere, says Geraint Lewis

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Space

Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright

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Space

Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding

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Space

Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere

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Space

Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found

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