Physics
Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web
We've long thought that galaxies grew fat by devouring gas from a mesh of dark matter called the cosmic web – now we've seen it in action
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Winking exoplanets could shed light on distant comet strikes
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Small stars may keep planets in line with magnetic harnesses
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Neil Armstrong shortlisted in public vote for exoplanet names
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Listen to the world’s first duet for piano and pulsating star
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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars
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Spacecraft could use sat-nav for directions to the moon
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Hawaii astronomy meeting glosses over telescope controversy
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Watch the far side of the moon pass in front of Earth
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Vibrating stars could reveal elusive ripples in space-time
Stars vibrate like musical instruments, a property that tells us about their insides – and that could reveal gigantic gravitational waves
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Pluto looms large, a day before New Horizons’s closest approach
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Hoped-for dark matter flash might instead be the corpses of stars
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Misbehaving pulsar’s sudden slow-down may teach us how they tick
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Galaxy’s supermassive black hole is a cool neighbourhood for ice
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