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The Salvation of Extraterrestrials
Some years ago a group of scientists produced an exercise in probability: the Drake equation. It looks at the...
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Loner Galaxy Is Seed of Giant Black Hole
Unsociable galaxies are unusual. Astronomers think that galaxies grow from scraggly clusters of stars to elegant spirals like the...
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Steven Weinberg: Why the Higgs Boson Matters
The announcement that the “Higgs boson” had been discovered at the CERN laboratory in Geneva made news around the...
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God Particle Discovery Reignites Science and Religion Debate
The Higgs boson is perhaps better known by its sexier nickname: the “God particle.” But in fact, many scientists,...
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Hubble Captures ‘Ghost Galaxies’ of Early Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of three odd galaxies that may help scientists solve a 13 billion-year...
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A Blip That Speaks of Our Place in the Universe
It is natural for those not deeply involved in the half-century quest for the Higgs Boson – one of...
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Why “Big Science” Is Worth the Cost
Physicists at CERN delivered big news when they announced the almost certain discovery of the Higgs boson — the...
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Mystery Wave in Milky Way Galaxy Suggests Recent Crash
A mysterious wave discovered in the Milky Way suggests our galaxy is still ringing like a bell from a...
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Giant Filament of Dark Matter Connects Galaxy Clusters
A giant string of invisible dark matter has been discovered across the universe between a pair of galaxy clusters....
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A Closer Look at the Higgs Boson
Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle...