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Latest gravitational wave isn't from neutron stars after all

Space

Latest gravitational wave isn't from neutron stars after all

Recent speculation about the latest gravitational wave experiments suggested they may have seen a neutron star merger, but it’s another black hole smashup

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Pierre Auger Observatory

Space

Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us

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Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

Space

Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

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Proxima b

Space

Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet

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The spiral galaxy NGC 2403, containing the star known as 1954J

Space

Mysterious flashing star seems destined for an explosive end

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Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

Space

Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

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artist's impression of planet nine

Space

Our sun probably didn’t steal Planet Nine from outer space

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The sun just belched out the strongest solar flare in 12 years

Space

The sun just belched out the strongest solar flare in 12 years

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'Impossible' star explosions made by gas and solar wind pile-up

Space

'Impossible' star explosions made by gas and solar wind pile-up

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Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies

Space

Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies

Galactic winds once thought to slow star formation may be driving the creation of new stars in distant galaxies, challenging long held beliefs about galaxy evolution

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Space

We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space

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Space

Jellyfish galaxies may feed black holes with their long tendrils

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Physics

Aliens slumbering for billions of years are out there – really?

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Space

When is a black hole not a black hole? When it’s a boson star

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