Space
Japanese satellite’s death spiral linked to software malfunction
The Hitomi X-ray space telescope has failed just months after its launch, leaving astronomers hoping to glimpse black holes devastated
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Physics
That’s odd: Axis of evil stretches across the cosmos
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Physics
Gravitational wave hunters gear up to detect extreme black holes
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Mind
It’s mind-blowing what our puny brains can do
Opinion
Space
The play X will have you clock-watching – but in a good way
Culture
Physics
Physics adventures down the superfluid supersonic black hole
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Physics
Our galaxy’s impossible collision could break gravity
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Physics
LIGO could catch dark matter made of black holes
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Space
Billion-light-year galactic wall may be largest object in cosmos
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Space
Repeating cosmic radio blast adds mystery to their origins
The observation of repeating fast radio bursts is the final point in three papers all debating the origins of such mysterious signals
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Space
Ageing Milky Way stopped making stars before it ran out of gas
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Physics
Cosmic radio blast result called into question within days
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Physics
When will the universe end? Not for at least 2.8 billion years
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Physics
Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat
Features