Physics
Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found
About half the normal matter in our universe had never been observed – until now. Two teams have finally seen it by combining millions of faint images into one
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Humans
Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff’s show is, literally, off colour
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Physics
Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us
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Physics
Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet
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Physics
Cassini to live-stream its final moments in Saturn’s atmosphere
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Space
We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
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Space
‘Alien megastructure’ star may host Saturn-like exoplanet
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Physics
Solar eclipse will reveal the roiling fog of plasma we call home
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Space
Bringing the Royal Observatory at Greenwich back to life
Regulars
Physics
New sky survey shows that dark energy may one day tear us apart
The best cosmic map yet of the universe’s make-up finds 24 per cent less dark matter than we thought and could call for a rewrite of physics
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Health
Eight great accidents in scientific discovery
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Space
Enormous exoplanet has an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron
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Space
Finding the first pulsar set my world spinning
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Space
Building blocks of alien cells found on Saturn’s largest moon
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