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Is space-time quantum? Six ways to unpick the fabric of the universe

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Is space-time quantum? Six ways to unpick the fabric of the universe

One of the biggest questions in physics asks whether space-time is classical or quantum in nature. From slow neutrinos to quantum foam, these experiments are hoping to finally answer it

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S3F98G Colorful balloons against the light

Space

How the balloon analogy for an expanding universe is almost perfect

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ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen

Space

ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen

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Herbig-Haro 46/47, captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Space

JWST should soon glimpse the very first stars born after the big bang

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A fully deployed OTIS, with the secondary mirror extended over the primary mirror, is removed from Chamber A after a successful thermal-vacuum test in 2017. Seen still in the chamber is a sunshield simulator, called the L5 Simulator, representing the fifth and innermost layer of the sunshield. The telescope would be shipped to the Northrop Grumman facility in California to be integrated with the real sunshield. I was suspended on a lift for this shot. Page 119

Space

A glimpse inside how the James Webb Space Telescope was put together

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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Students search desert for lost rocket after attempted launch to space

Space

Students search desert for lost rocket after attempted launch to space

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Technology

Super-heatproof computer memory survives temperatures over 500°C

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image of the galaxy cluster El Gordo

Space

Distant galaxies are gobbling up an unexpected amount of gas

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Northern Lights over Culloden, Scotland

Space

How to see the northern lights this winter

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are expected to be stronger than they have been for at least a decade over the next few months. Here is how to spot them

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Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

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Data leak means anyone can see when astronauts urinate on the ISS

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JWST has taken an astonishing image of a baby star with powerful jets

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It's a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here's how

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