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General relativity passes test at Milky Way's central black hole

Space

General relativity passes test at Milky Way's central black hole

Stars orbiting the supermassive black hole have been used to test Einstein鈥檚 famous theory for the first time, with no sign found of a fifth fundamental force

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LIGO鈥檚 third detection hints at how black hole binaries are born

Space

LIGO鈥檚 third detection hints at how black hole binaries are born

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SPIDER reactor

Physics

Inside the SPIDER facility, preparing for nuclear fusion tests

Regulars

Nanoparticles that chat back and forth could dispense medication

Technology

Nanoparticles that chat back and forth could dispense medication

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A man operating a circular saw

Physics

Game theory says you should charge your friends to borrow things

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A fault on the Earth's surface seen from the air

Earth

Nowcasting may help forecast big earthquakes in 53 major cities

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Brendan Cowell as Galileo, Alex Murdoch as Little Monk

Space

叠谤别肠丑迟鈥檚 Life of Galileo pumped up for the 21st century

Culture

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Space

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

Features

A person silhouetted against a fan of red laser light

Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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LIGO could detect gravitational waves鈥 permanent space-time warp

Space

LIGO could detect gravitational waves鈥 permanent space-time warp

When gravitational waves permanently distort space-time, it causes a 鈥渕emory鈥 signal 鈥 which may help LIGO find some of the universe鈥檚 most exotic objects

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Space

Plasma jet engines that could take you from the ground to space

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Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

Insight

Earth

Odds on: Five scientific theories decided by wager

Features

Space

Final demands: We explore sci-fi's unworldly money troubles

Culture

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