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Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

Powerful telescopes are ready to reveal the vast black hole at the heart of our galaxy in all its glory. This is a big moment for astronomy, says Geraint Lewis

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You could survive falling into a black hole but it may get weird

Space

You could survive falling into a black hole but it may get weird

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Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought

Physics

Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought

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dwarf galaxy

Space

So long, suckers: Where have all the black holes gone?

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Black hole

Space

Parallel universes could solve a big problem with black holes

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Physics

Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmos

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The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

Space

The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

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How a fiery matter-antimatter union may lead to limitless energy

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Why Hawking's PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration

Physics

Why Hawking's PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration

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The dwarf planet Eris

Space

Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright

Something strange is happening on dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. They’re tiny and cold, but they still show surprising signs of geologic activity, like real planets

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Space

Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding

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Space

Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere

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Space

Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found

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Space

Latest gravitational wave isn't from neutron stars after all

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