Space
Interview: The cosmic explorer
In 1996, George Smoot won a Nobel prize for discovering something "which, if you're religious, is like looking at God". So how does he follow that up?
Opinion
Physics
Early galaxies had magnetic fields as strong as today’s
News
Physics
Awaiting a messenger from the multiverse
Features
Space
Pulsar’s wobble provides new Einstein test
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Space
Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae
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Physics
The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind
Books & Arts
Physics
Lithium: The hole in the big bang theory
Features
Space
Can the US get Beyond Einstein?
News
Physics
Hawking ‘close’ to explaining universe’s inflation
News
Space
Are dwarf galaxies disguised by dark matter decay?
Breakdown products from decaying dark matter may puff up dwarf galaxies, possibly explaining why sightings don't match predicted numbers
News
Space
Hints of structure beyond the visible universe
News
Space
Did black hole ‘fireworks’ light up early cosmos?
News
Physics
Commentary: It’s a wonderful cosmos
Opinion
Physics
Inflation deflated? The big bang’s toughest test
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