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The gravitational waves that could shed light on the cosmic dark age
Some astrophysicists have said that the discovery of the gravitational wave background could shake the foundations of physics 鈥� why is it so momentous?
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A guide to cosmic fireworks, from stellar flares to black-hole beacons
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We may have finally figured out how galaxy-scale magnetic fields arose
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Time appears to run five times slower in the early universe
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Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe
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What the huge young galaxies seen by JWST tell us about the universe
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A distant supernova defies our understanding of the cosmos鈥檚 expansion
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To create a wormhole that doesn’t collapse, you need exotic matter
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What was the universe’s first second like? These particles can tell us
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Stephen Hawking鈥檚 parting shot is a fresh challenge to cosmologists
The physicist鈥檚 final theorem, about why the universe seems fine-tuned for life, contains some provocative predictions. Will they be as fruitful as his insights into black holes?
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Stephen Hawking’s final theorem turns time and causality inside out
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Neil Turok on the case for a parallel universe going backwards in time
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A miniature universe shows particles may emerge out of empty space
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Gamma ray bursts could help unravel how fast the universe is expanding
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