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Universe is expanding up to 9% faster than we thought, say scientists
Measurements taken by Hubble space telescope conflict with studies of radiation left over from Big Bang – fuelling theories of ‘dark energy’ and mystery particles...
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Brian Eno Plays the Universe
A physicist explains what the composer has in common with the dawn of the cosmos. By Stephon Alexander.
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Will the Great Attractor Destroy Us?
Somewhere, in the deepest reaches of the cosmos, far from the safe confines of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a monster. Slowly, inevitably, it is pulling. Over the course of billions of years, it draws us and everything near us closer to it. The only force that acts over such immense distance scales and through cosmic periods of time is gravity, so whatever it is, it's massive and unrelenting. We call it the Great Attractor, and until recently, its true nature has been a complete mystery. Note that it's still a mystery, just not a complete one.
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'Dark twin' of Milky Way galaxy discovered
Welcome to the dark side of the universe. In a direct contrast with the beautifully bright Milky Way galaxy, a "dark twin" called Dragonfly 44 has been discovered 300 million light-years away in the Coma constellation, according to a new study. But don't cue "Star Wars' " Imperial March theme music or Darth Vader breathing just yet (even if the closeup image looks like a slightly creepy emoji). Although it's massive and mysterious, Dragonfly 44 is really just misunderstood.
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The Rocket Scientist Who Woke the Stars
The nature of consciousness remains one of the great unsolved scientific mysteries. We have no clear handle on how consciousness manifests itself biologically or chemically or physically. We can’t even be certain that life, much less a functioning neural network, is a prerequisite for achieving that state. Panpsychism, the idea that consciousness is universal, has plenty of adherents and now one scientist with an unusual data set is saying that we need to take them seriously. That scientist, Greg Matloff, is not a crank.
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Dish to listen for ET around strange star
A $100m initiative to listen for signals from alien life is targeting a star with an unusual dimming pattern. The Breakthrough Listen project, backed by Prof Stephen Hawking, will train a US radio telescope on a target called Tabby's Star. Tabby's Star has been a subject of attention and controversy over its irregular dimming pattern.
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Tsunami of stars and gas produces dazzling eye-shaped feature in galaxy
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a tsunami of stars and gas that is crashing midway through the disk of a spiral galaxy known as IC 2163. This colossal wave of material - which was triggered when IC 2163 recently sideswiped another spiral galaxy dubbed NGC 2207 - produced dazzling arcs of intense star formation that resemble a pair of eyelids.
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Cosmic ‘barcode’ from distant galaxy confirms Nature’s constancy
Astronomers have precisely measured the strength of a fundamental force of Nature in a galaxy seen eight billion years in the past. Researchers have confirmed that electromagnetism in a distant galaxy has the same strength as here on Earth.
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Bright radio flash sheds light on the Universe's cosmic web
An ultra-bright cosmic flash of radio waves from a galaxy far, far away gives scientists an unprecedented view of what lies between galaxies in the Universe. By Anna Salleh.
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6 More Mysterious Radio Signals Have Been Detected Coming From Outside Our Galaxy
Back in March, scientists detected 10 powerful bursts of radio signals coming from the same location in space. And now researchers have just picked up six more of the signals seemingly emanating from the same region, far beyond our Milky Way. These fast radio bursts (FRB) are some of the most elusive and explosive signals ever detected from space - they only last milliseconds, but in that short period of time, they generate as much energy as the Sun in an entire day. But despite how powerful they are, scientists still aren't sure what causes them.
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78 amazing facts about universe.
78 amazing facts about universe you might not know.
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What is the Intergalactic Union?
Intergalactic Union, this is the official Intergalactic Union's Website. Learn the truth about extraterrestrials here. Extraterrestrials are real, they are watching you, and they do have a plan. Stay informed at intergalacticunion.com.
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Supermassive black holes give birth to stars, astronomers discover
A team of astrophysicists has discovered that supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies aren't just destroyers of stars, but can also be their creators. Stellar black holes form from the collapse of a large star. They can have a mass of 20 times that of of our sun or higher, and they consume anything that gets too close, including a star.
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Finding Aliens
Possible reasons for humanity's failure in finding intelligent alien civilizations in the universe.
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Weird energy beam seems to travel five times the speed of light
Please welcome to the stage a master illusionist. An energy beam that stabs out of galaxy M87 like a toothpick in a cocktail olive is pulling off the ultimate magic trick: seeming to move faster than the speed of light. Almost five times faster, in fact, as measured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This feat was first observed in 1995 in galaxy M87, and has been seen in many other galaxies since. It might have you questioning your entire reality. Nothing can break the cosmic speed limit, right? You can’t just flaunt the laws of physics… can you?
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Are We Living in a Giant Cosmic Void?
A team of researchers says the Milky Way resides in one of the observable universe’s darkest regions, but some experts aren't so sure
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'Jellyfish' Galaxies Reveal Feeding Habits of Monster Black Holes
Glowing "jellyfish" galaxies have revealed a new way to power some of the most powerful objects in the universe. The same process that feeds the most voracious black holes at the galactic centers may also create dangling "tentacles" of newborn stars, a new study found.
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Breakthrough Detects Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Coming from Distant Galaxy
In July of 2015, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced the creation of Breakthrough Listen, a decade-long project that would conduct the largest survey to date for signs of extra-terrestrial communications (ETI). As part of his non-profit organization, Breakthrough Initiatives, this survey would rely on the latest in instrumentation and software to observe the 1,000,000 closest stars and 100 closest galaxies.
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Black hole 100,000 times bigger than sun discovered near center of Milky Way
A new kind of black hole has been found at the centre of the Milky Way – a find that may help explain the evolution of the phenomena. In research conducted by Japanese astronomers using the ALMA Observatory in northern Chile, a black hole 100,000 times the size of our sun was found within a molecular gas cloud. Its relatively small size means that it is the first to be identified as an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH).
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We Finally Know Why Galaxies Across The Universe Have All Those Weird Shapes
In 1926, famed astronomer Edwin Hubble developed his morphological classification scheme for galaxies. This method divided galaxies into three basic groups – elliptical, spiral and lenticular – based on their shapes.
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