Space
Grand Theft Sedna: how the sun might have stolen a mini-planet
Sedna is one of several "ice dwarfs" in our solar system with bizarre orbits. Could the young sun's gravity have snatched them from a passing star?
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Physics
Chasing shadows: How long can we keep looking for dark matter?
Opinion
Physics
WIMPZILLAs: Monster particles from the dawn of time
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Space
Supernova prized by astronomers begins to fade from view
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Space
Vesta has no moons 鈥� is it unlucky or did it eat them?
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Physics
Supernova space bullets could have seeded Earth’s iron core
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Physics
Found: Giant spirals in space that could explain our existence
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Space
Millions of missing galaxies found hiding in plain sight
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Space
Supernova blast shows stars die in lopsided explosions
Regulars
Space
Galactic smash-ups turn on the lights around black holes
Trails of stellar debris suggest that ancient galactic crashes funnelled gas toward a central black hole, sparking active galaxies' inner glow
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Humans
The human universe: Exploring our place in space
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Humans
The human universe: Was the cosmos made for us?
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Humans
The human universe: Does consciousness create reality?
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Space
The human universe: Could we engineer the galaxy?
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