Earth
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
If the sun spews 鈥渟uperflares鈥� as often as other stars, one could take down power systems, damage the ozone layer and destroy satellites in the next century
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Space
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
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Physics
Half the universe鈥檚 missing matter has just been finally found
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Humans
Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff’s show is, literally, off colour
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Physics
Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us
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Physics
Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet
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Physics
Cassini to live-stream its final moments in Saturn鈥檚 atmosphere
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Space
We鈥檝e just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
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Space
鈥楢lien megastructure鈥� star may host Saturn-like exoplanet
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Physics
Solar eclipse will reveal the roiling fog of plasma we call home
Astrophile聽is聽Joshua Sokol's monthly column on curious cosmic objects, from the solar system to the far reaches of the multiverse
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Space
Bringing the Royal Observatory at Greenwich back to life
Regulars
Physics
New sky survey shows that dark energy may one day tear us apart
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Health
Eight great accidents in scientific discovery
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Space
Enormous exoplanet has an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron
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