Putting a new spin on variable stars
New class of pulsating stars that defy current theories is discovered
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Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub
X-rays emitted by cloud could be seen by NASA's NuSTAR and Chandra
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Pulsars map the way for space missions
Spacecraft could be navigated using X-ray emissions from millisecond pulsars
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Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies?
New type of strongly interacting dark matter suggested
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Blazars help measure extragalactic background light
New method looks at attenuated high-energy gamma rays
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Why some galaxies age before their time
Ancient collision could explain why some young galaxies look old
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Kepler – it’s not all doom and gloom just yet
Houston, we have a problem, and a possible solution
Cosmic flashes could herald birth of black holes
Theory predicts hot flashes for black holes of all sizes
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Interfering atoms could help detect gravitational waves
New scheme could be cheaper than laser-interferometer designs
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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
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