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cosmology

Rosettawatch: Onion layers prove 67P is a slow-mo comet mash-up

Rosettawatch: Onion layers prove 67P is a slow-mo comet mash-up

A geological survey of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has revealed its two halves have layers that don't line up, meaning they came together at a crawl

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The Large Magellanic Cloud, if van Gogh had painted it

Space

The Large Magellanic Cloud, if van Gogh had painted it

Regulars

Multiverses-in-a-box let us simulate the cosmos before we see it

Space

Multiverses-in-a-box let us simulate the cosmos before we see it

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Galaxy twirl

Regulars

Earth's composition might be unusual for a planet with life

Space

Earth's composition might be unusual for a planet with life

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Black holes may be brick walls that bounce information back out

Space

Black holes may be brick walls that bounce information back out

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Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web

Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web

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Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web

Space

Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web

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Is the universe infinite or just very big?

Space

Is the universe infinite or just very big?

Features

Knotty network could have powered universe's early growth spurt

Knotty network could have powered universe's early growth spurt

The theory behind why cables get tangled could explain both cosmic inflation and why we experience only three dimensions of space

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Space

What came before the big bang?

Features

Space

Knotty network could have powered universe's early growth spurt

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Life

More than 100 billion billion Earth-like planets might exist

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Space

Small stars may keep planets in line with magnetic harnesses

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