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Did exploding stars shatter life's mirror?

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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Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings

Space

Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings

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Is Halley's comet an alien interloper?

Space

Is Halley's comet an alien interloper?

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Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up

Space

Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up

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Space

Bubble-blowing black holes explain stellar dearth

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When black holes go rogue, they kill galaxies

Space

When black holes go rogue, they kill galaxies

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Happy birthday, Hubble – is your best yet to come?

Space

Happy birthday, Hubble – is your best yet to come?

Books & Arts

Dark matter may give neutron stars black hearts

Space

Dark matter may give neutron stars black hearts

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Mysterious radio waves emitted from nearby galaxy

Space

Mysterious radio waves emitted from nearby galaxy

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'Dark sun' is one of our nearest neighbours

Space

'Dark sun' is one of our nearest neighbours

A dim object less than 10 light years away seems to be the closest brown dwarf yet found – the discovery suggests other dark stars may lie even closer

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Earth

Wonder lust: Dark sky parks

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Space

Time waits for no quasar – even though it should

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Space

Liquid asset: The damp side of the moon

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Space

Moon marriage may have given Jupiter a ring

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