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cosmology

Ripples from dawn of creation vanish in a puff of dust

Space

Ripples from dawn of creation vanish in a puff of dust

We thought the BICEP2 telescope had seen gravitational waves from the universe's creation, but the Planck spacecraft suggests cosmic dust was the source

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Rainbow galaxies reveal why cosmos is full of spirals

Space

Rainbow galaxies reveal why cosmos is full of spirals

Regulars

Stringy fields may make the universe swell faster

Space

Stringy fields may make the universe swell faster

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Chameleons and holograms: Dark energy hunt gets weird

Space

Chameleons and holograms: Dark energy hunt gets weird

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Space

Supernova find backs dark energy and universe expansion

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Stardust team reveals first specks of interstellar dust

Space

Stardust team reveals first specks of interstellar dust

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Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

Life

Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

CultureLab

Einstein's perfect theory: General relativity rebooted

Space

Einstein's perfect theory: General relativity rebooted

Features

Galaxy mapper's first discovery: surprise space debris

Space

Galaxy mapper's first discovery: surprise space debris

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Strange dark stuff is making the universe too bright

Space

Strange dark stuff is making the universe too bright

Sky surveys suggest that dark matter or some other mysterious dark material may be lighting up the universe with too much ultraviolet radiation

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Space

Panning for dark matter in an Australian gold mine

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Space

White holes: Hunting the other side of a black hole

Features

Space

First data from space megacamera delayed nine months

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Space

Biggest void in universe may explain cosmic cold spot

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