Cosmology

  1. Cosmology

    Complexity in the universe, hidden craters and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss order and disorder in the universe, the languages of science communication and more.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Putting time’s mysteries in order

    Investigating both the orderly and disorderly dimensions of time provides the focus for a special issue of Science News.

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  3. Physics

    The arrow of time

    Gravity may explain how time always runs forward, even though the laws of physics should permit it to run backward.

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  4. Cosmology

    Brightest supernova breaks record

    A recent supernova shines with the light of 600 billion suns.

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  5. Astronomy

    In another universe, free-range planets could host life

    If other universes exist, then those with denser galaxies might harbor a larger fraction of habitable worlds.

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  6. Astronomy

    Amorphous space blob takes title for most distant galaxy

    The new record holder for the most distant galaxy is a blob of 8 billion stars whose light took more than 13 billion years to reach Earth.

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  7. Astronomy

    Astronomers celebrating Hubble’s past focus on its future

    Astronomers celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope by reflecting on its diversity and looking ahead to the future.

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  8. Astronomy

    Galactic split provides clue to dark matter mystery

    An oddly divided galaxy may provide the first evidence that dark matter particles interact through a force other than gravity.

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  9. Astronomy

    Map pinpoints location of invisible dark matter

    A new map shows that dark matter is concentrated in regions that contain a lot of ordinary matter in the form of galaxy clusters.

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  10. Astronomy

    Map pinpoints location of invisible dark matter

    Dark matter can’t be seen, but a new map shows where it’s hiding. The map confirms that the mysterious matter is concentrated in regions that contain a lot of ordinary matter in the form of galaxy clusters.

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  11. Astronomy

    Space dust is tough enough to survive supernova aftermath

    Dust still lingers in the remnants of supernova that exploded 10,000 years ago, affirming that the explosions filled the early universe with dust.

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  12. Cosmology

    In era of collaboration, individual initiative can still pay off

    A risky venture to study cosmic ray particles offers no guarantee of success, but it may help answer two of the biggest questions in physics.

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