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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Cosmology
Inflation on Trial
Generally regarded as one of the most successful theories about the early universe, inflationary cosmology is not exactly under attack. But a few scientists are questioning whether it deserves its reputation as completely untouchable.
- Astronomy
Hubble spots fifth Pluto moon
Space telescope’s discovery announced on Twitter.
By Nadia Drake - Space
Moon patterns explained
Electric fields enveloping magnetic bubbles may form mysterious lunar swirls.
By Meghan Rosen - Space
Dark matter filament illuminated
Astronomers visualize a connection in a shadowy cosmic network that is thought to pervade the universe.
By Devin Powell - Physics
Essay: Nature’s secrets foretold
Higgs discovery celebrates math's power to make predictions about the real world.
- Space
Early stars created a sight yet unseen
Radio telescopes, operating in the future at a different frequency, might be able to discern the stellar signature, researchers suggest.
By Nadia Drake - Space
American Astronomical Society Meeting
Highlights from the 220th AAS meeting held June 10-14 in Anchorage, Alaska.
By Nadia Drake - Astronomy
Giant celestial disk hard to explain
A star's oversized debris ring challenges theories of planet formation.
By Nadia Drake -
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- Space
Some newfound planets are something else
A re-evaluation of the Kepler mission’s data suggests one in three hot giant orbs it discovered is actually another kind of object.
By Nadia Drake -