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Forgotten force: The other great cosmic attractor

Space

Forgotten force: The other great cosmic attractor

Could a field 10 million times weaker than a fridge magnet have shaped the universe? New cosmos-penetrating detectors are solving the big magnetic mystery

Features

Milky Way galaxy is fluttering like a flag

Space

Milky Way galaxy is fluttering like a flag

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Humble drops of water levitate their way to stardom

Physics

Humble drops of water levitate their way to stardom

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Zombie star caught feasting on a soggy asteroid

Space

Zombie star caught feasting on a soggy asteroid

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Space

Supernova echoes found trapped in meteorite metals

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Tabletop fusion reactor mimics cosmic-ray crashes

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Speed limit found for sluggish dark matter

Space

Speed limit found for sluggish dark matter

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Black-hole eruption nearby is a warning for us all

Opinion

NASA revives Starshade to let Earth-like worlds shine

Space

NASA revives Starshade to let Earth-like worlds shine

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Stars' escape velocity shows how to exit the Milky Way

Space

Stars' escape velocity shows how to exit the Milky Way

Speeding stars reveal how fast your spaceship would have to be to escape the Milky Way's gravitational clutches – better start your antimatter engines

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Space

Gravity ripples: The race to catch the next wave

Features

Space

Solar system caught in an interstellar tempest

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Space

Astrophile: Milky Way's black hole is a picky eater

News

Space

Double blasts may have birthed exotic quark stars

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