Space
A bizarre supernova keeps exploding over and over again
The weirdest supernova ever seen is a zombie star that keeps collapsing and coming back to life. It鈥檚 so strange, it may be a whole new kind of celestial object
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Space
The 5 biggest discoveries from the hunt for gravitational waves
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Physics
Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding
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Earth
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
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Humans
Exploding stars could have kick-started our ancestors鈥� evolution
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Physics
The sun’s energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it
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Physics
Star nicknamed Kronos after eating its own planetary children
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Physics
Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet
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Physics
Mysterious flashing star seems destined for an explosive end
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Space
Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars
Failed stars called brown dwarfs straddle the line between big planets and small stars. An observation of a magnetic field puts another tick in the star column
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Space
Low-oxygen dwarf galaxy shows us how the early universe looked
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Space
‘Impossible’ star explosions made by gas and solar wind pile-up
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Space
Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies
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Space
Weird ancient burst of light in the sky turns out to be a nova
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