Physics
Black holes and pulsars could reveal extra dimensions
To test for extra dimensions, astronomers should hunt for pulsars that are distancing themselves from their black hole companions
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Life
Dying stars hold the promise of alien life
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Space
Small galaxies may only give birth to small stars
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Physics
Slim and beautiful: Galaxies too good to be true
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Space
Meet the league of extraordinary supernovae
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Space
Into the breeches: A makeover for Longitude’s villain
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Space
Birthplace of ‘hot Neptunes’ revealed
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Space
Milky Way faces midlife crisis
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Space
No place like home: Our lonesome solar system
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Earth
Alien life may huddle under hydrogen blankets
Earth-sized worlds far from the warmth of their stars could maintain liquid water and life if they are well wrapped by hydrogen in their atmospheres
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Physics
The universe’s first stars were whirling dervishes
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Life
Revelations of stars’ ages will be a boon for SETI
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Space
Empty universe: Cosmology in the year 100 billion
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Space
Backward stars point to galactic cannibalism
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