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The sun's disc

Space

The sun's energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it

If dark matter is made of ultra-light particles with very little energy, one way to find them is to catch them after they ricochet off the sun

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prime artwork

Physics

Riddle of the primes: why do they come in pairs?

Features

Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne

Physics

Gravitational wave discoverers win physics Nobel prize

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Gale Crater on Mars

Space

Methane burps on young Mars helped it keep its liquid water

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A superconducting circuit with nine qubits

Technology

Google quantum computer test shows breakthrough is within reach

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Dual image

Technology

Two-colour pixels let you draw pair of images in the same space

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Pierre Auger Observatory

Space

Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us

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A planet close to a burning star

Space

Star nicknamed Kronos after eating its own planetary children

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WIMP detector

Physics

Mirrored moat protects experiment searching for dark matter

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Cardano

Physics

The Renaissance gambler who invented probability to win at cards

Jerome Cardano's gambling obsession spurred him to invent two of the most important theories in maths, laying the foundations of quantum physics

Features

Technology

3D-printed alloys could lead to lighter planes that fly further

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Space

Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

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Space

Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet

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Physics

Gravity may be created by strange flashes in the quantum realm

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