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The Allen Telescope Array

Life

SETI looks at red dwarf stars in its search for ancient aliens

The extraterrestrial-hunting SETI Institute is aiming its array of radio telescopes at 20,000 small, cold stars unlike our own to see if anyone is home

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Long-term view of extreme cosmic burst challenges astronomers

Space

Long-term view of extreme cosmic burst challenges astronomers

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the British Aircraft Corporation wind tunnel was at Warton, near Lytham St Annes, near Preston

Humans

Old 51¶¯Âþ: The black hole at the end of the tunnel

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two galaxies

Space

Our galaxy's impossible collision could break gravity

Features

Picture of Hitomi, the Japanese Space Agency's satellite

Space

Lost Japanese satellite Hitomi shows unexpected signs of life

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New maths proof shows how to stack oranges in 24 dimensions

Physics

New maths proof shows how to stack oranges in 24 dimensions

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black hole

Space

LIGO could catch dark matter made of black holes

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Cartoon of man in suit holding a gavel, sweating, with his hand over his moutn, with a bottle of milk in front of him

Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

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Optical image of a portion of Virgo cluster

Space

Ghostly galaxies are light on stars but heavy on dark matter

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Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen

Space

Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen

Studying how the dwarf planet's climate changed over time shows it once had the right conditions for liquid to flow on its surface - and may still have buried lakes today

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Space

NASA is sending a 3D printer and a fire starter to the ISS

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Life

Animal superpowers: How we're homing in on their magnetic satnav

Features

Life

Feedback: Blue miracle tonic is high on pH, low on evidence

Regulars

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

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