Space
Zodiacal light: zombie comets to blame
The source of an ethereal glow in the pre-dawn sky has been a mystery for centuries – but it has just been cleared up
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Physics
Supernovae don’t make the biggest atoms
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Half-eaten dwarf planet reveals chemical secrets
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Physics
Gamma rays may betray clumps of dark matter
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Early stages of crater birth captured on camera
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Young stars found at record-breaking distances
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Life
Life on Titan? Maybe – but only a lander will tell us
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Earth
What’s wrong with the sun?
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Physics
Did wobbly cosmic strings create huge explosions?
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Hunting for scraps from galactic cannibal feasts
Tidal streams – torn-up remains of other galaxies – were first found around the Milky Way. Now astronomers aim to see how common they are elsewhere
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Physics
Big bang, part 2: the second inflation
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Life
Did exploding stars shatter life’s mirror?
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Physics
Baffling quasar alignment hints at cosmic strings
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Space
Is Halley’s comet an alien interloper?
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