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We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology

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We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology

Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe

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One of the biggest mysteries of cosmology may finally be solved

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The mathematician who worked out how to time travel

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The best new science fiction books of April 2024

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The best new science fiction books of April 2024

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander surprisingly survived a second lunar night

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander surprisingly survived a second lunar night

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Early galaxy seen by JWST contains giant young stars and supernovae

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Early galaxy seen by JWST contains giant young stars and supernovae

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Artist's concept of an Artemis astronaut deploying an instrument on the lunar surface

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NASA’s Artemis astronauts will try to grow plants on the moon

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See the messages NASA is sending to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa

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See the messages NASA is sending to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa

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Some of the greatest cosmic discoveries have come about by accident

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Some of the greatest cosmic discoveries have come about by accident

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Martin MacInnes: 'Science fiction can be many different things'

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Martin MacInnes: 'Science fiction can be many different things'

The author of In Ascension, the latest pick for the 51�� Book Club, on why he wrote his novel, cultivating a sense of wonder and the role of fiction in the world today

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SpaceX’s Starship created a volcano-like explosion in first launch

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Starship launch: Third flight reaches space but is lost on re-entry

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Starship launch 3: What time is the SpaceX flight today?

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Physics

How one theory ties together everything we know about the universe

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