Space
How to sort the dwarfs from the planets
A newly discovered dearth of cosmic objects at a particular range of masses could provide a clean way to divide planets and brown dwarfs
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Space
Solar eclipse to ring in new year
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Space
Quartet of giant planets puzzles astronomers
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Space
Over-budget telescope threatens other projects
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Physics
Galaxies get real when the dark side warms up
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Physics
What’s eating the stars out of our galaxy’s heart?
Features
Space
Biggest star ever found may be ticking antimatter bomb
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Space
Deep space X-ray flash is most powerful ever recorded
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Physics
Heart of darkness could explain sun mysteries
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Environment
US cellphone expansion could deafen radio astronomers
A plan to expand the wireless spectrum could pull the curtains further over radio astronomers' window on the sky
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Space
Pope’s astronomer: ‘Science helps me be a priest’
Opinion
Physics
How Planck’s pain could be the LHC’s gain
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Space
Zodiacal light: zombie comets to blame
Features
Physics
Supernovae don’t make the biggest atoms
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