New light on early stars
'First generation stars' may have formed from the explosion of an older star
A recipe for making strings in the lab
Experiments with ultracold gases could provide insights into supersymmetry
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Quark-gluon plasma goes liquid
More evidence for the state of matter that might have existed just after the Big Bang.
Galaxies break new records
Two teams of astronomers go further than ever before
Astronomers find missing baryons
Hot gas clouds between galaxies account for half the ordinary matter in the local universe
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Cosmologists win Crafoord award
Gunn, Peebles and Rees share $500,000 prize
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Galaxy surveys put cosmology on sound footing
Astrophysicists have linked the large-scale structure of the universe to the early universe
X-ray satellite chalks up black hole first
Astronomers see material complete a full orbit around a supermassive black hole
Hunting cosmic explosions
The biggest bangs in the universe
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On the road with Roger Penrose
A monumental guide to the universe
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