Space
Half-eaten dwarf planet reveals chemical secrets
The half-digested remains of a dwarf planet could provide the best window yet into the chemical make-up of alien solar systems
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Physics
Gamma rays may betray clumps of dark matter
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Early stages of crater birth captured on camera
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Young stars found at record-breaking distances
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Life
Life on Titan? Maybe 鈥� but only a lander will tell us
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Earth
What’s wrong with the sun?
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Physics
Did wobbly cosmic strings create huge explosions?
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Hunting for scraps from galactic cannibal feasts
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Physics
Big bang, part 2: the second inflation
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Life
Did exploding stars shatter life’s mirror?
The building blocks of life all twist the same way. Is that a quirk of Earthly biology, or have cosmic forces been at work?
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Physics
Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings
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Space
Is Halley’s comet an alien interloper?
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Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up
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Bubble-blowing black holes explain stellar dearth
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