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Physics

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

A weird, self-destructive blend of opposite stuffs briefly reigned at the birth of the universe. Recreating it could crack the nut of nuclear fusion

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The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

Space

The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

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The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

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Dark energy survives neutron star crash test while rivals fail

Space

Dark energy survives neutron star crash test while rivals fail

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Galaxy

Space

Why our 'freakish' galaxy has got cosmologists seriously worried

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Illustration of colliding neutron stars

Space

Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding

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The Milky Way

Space

We can finally map the spiral arm on the far side of the galaxy

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Model of universe structure

Space

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

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The sun's disc

Space

The sun's energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it

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Pierre Auger Observatory

Space

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

The highest energy particles in the universe hit Earth very rarely, so it took 10 years of data to pinpoint their origin. They’re coming from galaxies far, far away

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Space

Mysterious flashing star seems destined for an explosive end

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Space

‘Alien megastructure’ star may host Saturn-like exoplanet

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Space

Speedy white dwarf may have survived a rare type of supernova

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Space

Ice at Mars’s equator hints the planet was once much more tilted

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