Sleepy sun spreads slow solar wind
A recent slowdown in solar activity gives the first clue to a period of dramatic solar behaviour 350 years ago – and a glimpse of what the sun may do next
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Dark matter ‘wind’ may be warped by the sun
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Huge cosmic voids could probe dark energy
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Dust factory seen in the heart of an exploding star
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Astrophile: Trio of dead stars could take on Einstein
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Breaking relativity: Celestial signals defy Einstein
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GPS satellites suggest Earth is heavy with dark matter
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2013 review: Top ten breakthroughs in physical science
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Ultimate selfie: Space megacamera will map Milky Way
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Alien life could have basked in big bang’s afterglow
The cosmic radiation that existed about 15 million years after the big bang could have made the whole universe warm enough to support life
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Astrophile: Dancing black holes near their grand finale
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To kill a black hole, recruit a cosmic string army
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Hints of cold dark matter pop up in 10-year-old circuit
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Brightest cosmic burst has record-breaking stamina
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