Physics
Hiding in plain sight: The mystery of the sun’s missing matter
A mass equivalent to 1500 Earths has vanished from the sun. Tracking it down could transform how we see the stars
Features
Physics
Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding
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Earth
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
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Space
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
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Physics
Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found
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Humans
Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff’s show is, literally, off colour
Culture
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
Breakthrough Listen detected more radio pulses from the famous repeating source FRB 121102. They’re higher frequency than previous ones but we still don’t know what causes them
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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
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