Technology
Laser makes ultra-light mirror out of tiny beads
Particles held together by light could be a first step towards putting mirrors in space big enough to see continents and forests on exoplanets
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Life
Star-aligned temples hint at Pompeii’s religious mix
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Space
Astrophile: Binary stars that form like fraternal twins
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Space
Dust factory seen in the heart of an exploding star
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Physics
Astrophile: Trio of dead stars could take on Einstein
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Earth
Four simple principles to plan the best city possible
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Space
Ultimate selfie: Space megacamera will map Milky Way
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Space
The night: When lights go out, the sky comes alive
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Environment
Cosmic neutrino Muppets open unique window on universe
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Space
Cosmic graffiti carved in space by stellar winds
The glowing gas cloud that spawned a litter of stars has been sculpted into amazing shapes by the powerful radiation from its offspring
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Space
Dancing rainbows reveal Kepler’s exoplanet families
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Physics
Forgotten force: The other great cosmic attractor
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Life
We’ll have the tools to spot nearby aliens by 2030
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Space
Milky Way galaxy is fluttering like a flag
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