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Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy
A newfound star called S301 is both the fastest ever seen and the closest to a supermassive black hole –and it could make bafflingly difficult tests of gravity possible at last
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Hidden black hole could explain mystery at the heart of our galaxy
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We may have seen a ‘dirty fireball’ star explosion for the first time
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We may have just glimpsed the universe’s first stars
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Mystery ‘whippet’ space explosion is the brightest of its kind
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What is a galaxy? That’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer
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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century
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Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery
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Strange lemon-shaped exoplanet defies the rules of planet formation
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Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star
A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 per cent of sun-like stars
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Supermassive dark matter stars may be lurking in the early universe
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Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen
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Mystery deepens as isolated galaxy forms stars with no obvious fuel
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Huge cloud of plasma belched out by star 130 light years away
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