Space
Galactic smash-ups turn on the lights around black holes
Trails of stellar debris suggest that ancient galactic crashes funnelled gas toward a central black hole, sparking active galaxies' inner glow
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Humans
The human universe: Exploring our place in space
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Humans
The human universe: Was the cosmos made for us?
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Humans
The human universe: Does consciousness create reality?
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Space
The human universe: Could we engineer the galaxy?
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Life
The human universe: Should we take responsibility for the cosmos?
Opinion
Space
Milky Way’s quiet life leaves it with no dark matter skeleton
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Physics
Biggest dark matter detector lies in wait for antisocial WIMPs
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Space
Stars throw out a lifetime’s waste carbon in just 1000 years
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Space
Looking into the voids could help explain dark energy
The influence of dark energy on big empty patches in space could aid us in understanding the expansion of the universe 鈥� and predicting its ultimate fate
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Physics
Einstein puts a ring on distant galaxy
Regulars
Space
Baby star before-and-after shows how it gets massive
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Life
Alien FAQ: 6 questions about strange cosmic radio bursts
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Life
Is this ET? Mystery of strange radio bursts from space
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