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dwarf galaxy

Space

So long, suckers: Where have all the black holes gone?

The universe is well-stocked with black holes large and small, but none in medium. Strange dwarf galaxies might hold the answer

Features

Conceptual art of network

Technology

Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

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The bright Cepheid variable star at the center of the image, RS Puppis, rhythmically brightens and dims

Physics

The universe still seems to be expanding faster than it ought to

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Exoplanet transit

Space

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

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Mystery dark matter may be ordinary neutrons that have decayed

Physics

Mystery dark matter may be ordinary neutrons that have decayed

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The Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia

Space

Mystery radio bursts may be from neutron star near a black hole

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Latest measurement of a proton's mass has got physicists puzzled

Physics

Latest measurement of a proton's mass has got physicists puzzled

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Emission nebula Sharpless 2-106

Physics

The ugly, fractured reality of the cosmos deserves our attention

Comment

Prime numbers

Physics

Largest prime number ever found has over 23 million digits

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reading book

Space

The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

From human evolution to genetics, neuroscience to cosmology, 51�� picks the books to look out for in 2018

Culture

Technology

Painter, painter of the wall, what's the fairest colour of all?

Features

Humans

Only great work can really justify sci-art collaborations

Culture

Physics

Festive flames: How to light a Christmas pudding

Features

Space

Parallel universes could solve a big problem with black holes

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