Physics
Einstein killed the aether. Now the idea is back to save relativity
The luminiferous aether has become a byword for failed ideas. Now it is being revived to explain dark matter and dark energy, and potentially unify physics
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Space
Distant galaxies moving in sync hint at cosmic web across the universe
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Born in the big bang: How ancient black holes could save cosmology
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Space
Weird repeating signals from deep space may be created by starquakes
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Space
Weird galaxies suggest our best understanding of the cosmos is wrong
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Physics
A classic quantum theorem may prove there are many parallel universes
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Space
We have spotted 8 more mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
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Physics
What if there was no big bang and we live in an ever-cycling universe?
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Space
Mysterious signals from space could teach us how dark energy works
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Welcome to the 5th dimension: Our universe’s radical new fate
Our best models of cosmology suggest the universe will either go on forever, implode or rip itself apart. A new proposal suggests an even weirder destiny
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Space
Mystery of universe鈥檚 expansion deepens with new cosmic calculation
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There aren鈥檛 enough space explosions to explain strange radio bursts
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Something is seriously wrong with our understanding of the cosmos
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Galaxy simulator Ashley Spindler uses AI to understand the far cosmos
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