Cosmic microwaves get polarized
New measurements of the cosmic microwave background probe the dynamics of the early universe
Cosmologists collect 2002 Dirac medal
The success of ‘cosmic inflation’ is recognized on the centenary of Dirac’s birth
Young stars challenge old ideas
Astronomers find surprise signs of recent star formation in old galaxies
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Hawking scoops book prize
The Universe in a Nutshell wins the 2002 Aventis Prize for Science Books
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CBI zooms in on cosmic microwaves
The sharpest ever picture is taken of the cosmic microwave background
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Cyclic universe bounces back
The universe could undergo an endless series of big bangs and cosmic crunches
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Astronomers see the most distant galaxy yet
Radiation from a galaxy 15.5 billion light years away lights up the early universe
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Organics aid planetary aggregation
Dust in the early solar system could have clumped together earlier than previously thought
The reality of a brane new world
This review first appeared in the news section of PhysicsWeb on 8 November. It is said that one of the world’s most eminent quantum-gravity theorists was once asked to explain in his institution...
Star signs first light in cosmos
Simulations suggest that an enormous lone star was the first entity in the Universe
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