Space
Early stages of crater birth captured on camera
By firing a gun into the sand, we can see the moment of crater formation when debris is flung fastest and farthest
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Space
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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Space
Hunting for scraps from galactic cannibal feasts
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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?
Our sun may have stolen the vast majority of its comets from other stars, new computer simulations suggest
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Space
Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up
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Space
Bubble-blowing black holes explain stellar dearth
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Space
When black holes go rogue, they kill galaxies
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Space
Happy birthday, Hubble – is your best yet to come?
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