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Did wobbly cosmic strings create huge explosions?

Cosmic strings – imperfections in space-time – may be to blame for two unusual bursts of gamma rays in the early universe

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Big bang, part 2: the second inflation

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Big bang, part 2: the second inflation

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Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings

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Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings

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The imperfect universe: Goodbye, theory of everything

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The imperfect universe: Goodbye, theory of everything

Opinion

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Dark matter claims thrown into doubt by new data

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Dark matter may give neutron stars black hearts

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Dark matter may give neutron stars black hearts

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Teen galaxy spotted in stellar 'growth spurt'

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Cosmic clocks: Relativity's final test

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Cosmic clocks: Relativity's final test

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Fake dark matter could show what real stuff is like

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Fake dark matter could show what real stuff is like

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Roger Penrose: Non-stop cosmos, non-stop career

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Roger Penrose: Non-stop cosmos, non-stop career

The mathematician and self-proclaimed incurable optimist talks about his cameo in an Oscar-nominated movie and why he has no time for string theory

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Knowing the mind of God: Seven theories of everything

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A measure for the multiverse

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Dark matter could meet its nemesis on Earth

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Clashing stellar couples trigger cosmic blasts

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