Impossible supernova confounds astronomers
Re-evaluation of astronomical distances could be necessary
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Grand deuterium challenge unveiled
Researchers propose a way to directly measure the amount of deuterium in the early Universe
Pluto relegated to dwarf status
Astronomers define ninth planet and its largest moon as double-dwarf system
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Gravity lens reveals dark matter
Multiple observations of colliding galaxies provide evidence of dark matter
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COBE team wins cosmology prize
Astrophysicists honoured for their work on the cosmic microwave background
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Galaxy survey fails to add up
Californian astronomers are bewildered by strange anomaly in number of galaxies
Where did all the lithium go?
Riddle over the universe's missing lithium could be solved
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Giant “starshade” could reveal new exoplanets
Blocking the light from a parent star with a plastic shield could let astronomers directly observe orbiting planets
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New names for Pluto’s moons
Two small satellites have officially been christened Hydra and Nix
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Chandra solves black hole mystery
Measurements reveal that black holes suck in matter magnetically as well as gravitationally
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