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Astronomy, astrophysics & cosmology

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News

Why some galaxies age before their time

Ancient collision could explain why some young galaxies look old

Cosmic flashes could herald birth of black holes

Theory predicts hot flashes for black holes of all sizes

Cold-atom random laser simulates stellar clouds

Device could provide insights into astrophysics

Interfering atoms could help detect gravitational waves

New scheme could be cheaper than laser-interferometer designs

In depth

Between the lines

Brian Cox's venture into the life sciences and a travel guide to the Northern Lights reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat

Web life

NASA's Trajectory Browser site lets you plan your own mission to a planet or asteroid

Sounding out the Sun

Introducing a new work of art called a solar wind chime

Life among the MERtians

What's it like to work on Mars? Stephen J Pyne reviews an anthropologist's account of the team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers