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Alien FAQ: 6 questions about strange cosmic radio bursts

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Alien FAQ: 6 questions about strange cosmic radio bursts

Was it ET? Subspace communication? Mega bursts of radio waves that seem to come from a galaxy far, far away have a weird pattern– here's what you need to know

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Dark energy could signal collapse of the universe

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Dark energy could signal collapse of the universe

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Is this ET? Mystery of strange radio bursts from space

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Is this ET? Mystery of strange radio bursts from space

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Twin Earths may lurk in our nearest star system

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Twin Earths may lurk in our nearest star system

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Galaxy smash-ups show dark matter wants to be alone

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Galaxy smash-ups show dark matter wants to be alone

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Black holes devour stars in gulps and nibbles

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Black holes devour stars in gulps and nibbles

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Wrecking ball Jupiter paved way for Earth

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Wrecking ball Jupiter paved way for Earth

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Quasar backlighting gives weight to Andromeda galaxy

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Chance: Is anything in the universe truly random?

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Chance: Is anything in the universe truly random?

After centuries pondering whether we are fortune's fools, we are still struggling to work out if the cosmos is predictable or ruled by chance

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Key to quantum gravity may lurk in cosmic haze

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Fast star first fled from a supernova, now the galaxy

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Key to quantum gravity may lurk in cosmic haze

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Ancient black hole had an inexplicable growth spurt

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