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Exoplanet transit

Space

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

Reflected light from a star’s flares may help us find otherwise invisible worlds. These exoplanets could be hit by powerful blasts, but may still host life

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The Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia

Space

Mystery radio bursts may be from neutron star near a black hole

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Emission nebula Sharpless 2-106

Physics

The ugly, fractured reality of the cosmos deserves our attention

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The universe could be full of more huge stars than we thought

Space

The universe could be full of more huge stars than we thought

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Weird dim star isn't due to alien megastructure - it's just dust

Space

Weird dim star isn't due to alien megastructure - it's just dust

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The tiny space rock New Horizons is headed for may have a moon

Space

The tiny space rock New Horizons is headed for may have a moon

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Illustration of colliding neutron stars

Space

Light from LIGO’s neutron star smashup just got even brighter

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Bizarre supernova may be powered by hidden disc of dust and gas

Space

Bizarre supernova may be powered by hidden disc of dust and gas

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Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

Space

Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

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crab nebula

Space

Mysterious gamma rays in Crab nebula traced to pulsar winds

Ultra-bright flashes in the Crab nebula have baffled astronomers, but they could result from winds created by a pulsar at the heart of the gas cloud

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Earth

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

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Space

Black holes that shred stars burp out cosmic rays and neutrinos

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Space

Should we seed life through the cosmos using laser-driven ships?

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Space

Giant star smash-up may have made the biggest neutron star ever

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