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Physics

See the latest physics news and expert analysis on dark matter, the multiverse, theoretical and particle physics, quantum theory, and more from the world of physics.

Earth

Earth’s protective shield is stealing our air

The magnetosphere, long seen as our benign protector from the sun, may actually be focusing energy into the poles and aiding atmospheric loss

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Earth

Space storm caught slamming into Earth’s atmosphere

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Fast-spinning pulsar seen stealing from neighbour

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Earth

Earth’s ‘hum’ may reveal stormier climate

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The 10-year quest to take a picture of a black hole

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Life

Chilly brine could have harboured life on Mars

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Earth

Mystery of frost flower growth explained

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‘Super-terminal’ raindrops break speed limit

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Flood risk from Antarctic ice ‘overestimated’

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Two pioneering telescopes blast into space

Herschel, the largest space telescope ever launched, and Planck, a powerful probe that will study the universe's earliest radiation, are on their way to orbits four times farther than the moon

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Quantum poker: Are the chips down or not?

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Review: The Universe: Order without design

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Life

Telescopes poised to spot air-breathing aliens

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Flat universe may be the new flat Earth

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