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See the latest physics news and expert analysis on dark matter, the multiverse, theoretical and particle physics, quantum theory, and more from the world of physics.

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Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets

The new planet haul is the biggest yet, bringing the number of confirmed聽worlds outside our solar system over 3200 - and edges us closer to knowing how many stars host other Earths

Planck measurements of dust in glowing technicolor

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Goopy dark matter could slow down expansion of the universe

The Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Peru, where radar echoes in the upper atmosphere were first detected

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Invisible radar wall in the atmosphere caused by UV from the sun

Graph showing the gravitational wave signal from LIGO

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Gravitational waves: Your cheat sheet on the find of the decade

Illustration of a planet losing its atmosphere

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Stars burn away the atmospheres of close-in super-Earths

LIGO 1

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How we found them: Inside a giant gravitational wave detector

gravastar

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Was gravitational wave signal from a gravastar, not black holes?

Picture of Mars with clouds

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Unexplained plume over Mars could be caused by solar outburst

close-up of professor brian cox

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Brian Cox: Science can teach politicians to be humble

Layout of 5-cubit device

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Try your hand at programming IBM’s online quantum computer

The tech giant is working on large-scale quantum computers, so has put an older, smaller model online for anyone to use

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Trio of Earth-sized planets around nearby star could reveal life

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Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

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That’s odd: Unruly penguins hint where all the antimatter went

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That’s odd: Axis of evil stretches across the cosmos