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We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem

Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may finally have an answer, says columnist Leah Crane

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A spherical rocky body being destroyed in a collision.

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Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

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A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now

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How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe

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Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes

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Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere

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Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars

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artist's concept of comet 41P

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We’ve caught a comet switching its spin direction for the first time

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Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break

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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector

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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector

Deep canyons in the Andes are the perfect location to catch the most energetic particles in the universe. Carlos Argüelles-Delgado reveals how these intergalactic envoys could help prove the quantum nature of gravity

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We've spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe

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Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity

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How to spot the lunar X and V

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Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

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