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  1. Space

    In the young universe, black holes may have formed first

    Findings pose a possible answer to long-standing question of when the black holes at galactic centers formed.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Earth

    Early asteroids unexpectedly crusty

    Two meteorites retrieved from West Antarctica, fragments of an ancient asteroid, contain a type of rock commonly found in Earth’s crust but previously unseen in meteorites.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Space

    Astronomers get burst of details from early universe

    Unusually bright afterglow records what a galaxy was like soon after Big Bang.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Parkinson’s brain surgery works in older patients, too

    A surgery in which two tiny electrodes are placed in the brain improves the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease, including older patients, and seems to have only short-term side effects.