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A far cry – Echoes are arriving from beyond the visible Universe
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Reeling in satellites – A return ticket for satellites that have reached the end of the line
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Tight fit – Sloshing electrons help light wriggle through the most minute gaps
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Let there be light – After the big bang came the age of darkness. Then, sometime in the next billion years, the stars began to shine. Marcus Chown investigates how it happened
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Review : Space shot
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Earth shattering – The sound of a crack ripping through rock may make it split even faster
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In the beginning – It’s hard to grasp, but the Universe may have made itself
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Brief encounters – Clumpy gas between stars would make any signals from ET fleetingly short
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The force is with them – Are the most energetic cosmic rays neutrinos in disguise?
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Reckless raccoon’s big day – It was just a lil ole piece of prairie before them there particle folk moved in. Now the critters are fighting back, says Marcus Chown
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Dying to know – Would you lay your life on the line for a theory? Marcus Chown meets a man who’s thinking about it
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Shaking all over – Even a puny little galaxy can generate enough energy to fuel a quasar
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