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Cosmology Research update Background neutrinos join the limelight Astrophysicists have seen evidence for tiny ripples in the cosmic neutrino background
Stars and solar physics Research update New light on early stars 'First generation stars' may have formed from the explosion of an older star
Read article: A recipe for making strings in the lab Ultracold matter Research update A recipe for making strings in the lab Experiments with ultracold gases could provide insights into supersymmetry
Cosmology Research update Quark-gluon plasma goes liquid More evidence for the state of matter that might have existed just after the Big Bang.
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxies break new records Two teams of astronomers go further than ever before
Read article: Astronomers find missing baryons Dark matter and energy Research update Astronomers find missing baryons Hot gas clouds between galaxies account for half the ordinary matter in the local universe
Read article: Cosmologists win Crafoord award Cosmology Research update Cosmologists win Crafoord award Gunn, Peebles and Rees share $500,000 prize
Cosmology Research update Galaxy surveys put cosmology on sound footing Astrophysicists have linked the large-scale structure of the universe to the early universe
Stars and solar physics Research update X-ray satellite chalks up black hole first Astronomers see material complete a full orbit around a supermassive black hole