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repent, for the end of time is relatively near!
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repent, for the end of time is relatively near!

According to four physicist time will keep going for billions of years until one day it will just... stop.

the ongoing search for a simpler, neater universe
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the ongoing search for a simpler, neater universe

While many physicists are trying to dive deeper and deeper into the complexities of space and time, others are looking for a much simpler explanation of the universe's mysteries.

the birth of a supermassive monster, revisited
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the birth of a supermassive monster, revisited

While we still don't know how supermassive black holes get as heavy and large as they are, but we have a few ideas...

alt cosmology paper reinvents the big crunch
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alt cosmology paper reinvents the big crunch

Another day, another example of comic numerology making big claims and falling on its face.

the biggest stars in the cosmos, revisited
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the biggest stars in the cosmos, revisited

Astronomers find a star that's larger, brighter, and heavier than what we thought could still exist.

do quasars break the laws of physics?
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do quasars break the laws of physics?

Something is wrong in the data we get when we measure distances to far away quasars to see how fast the universe is expanding.

yes, we’re still stuck with dark matter
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yes, we’re still stuck with dark matter

The survey which figured out the right way to view the remaining visible universe has been misconstrued to mean we no longer need to investigate dark matter.

newsflash: most of missing universe found
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newsflash: most of missing universe found

Some 90% of the visible universe appeared to be missing. We finally found the right tools to see it...

getting information from a black hole’s maw
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getting information from a black hole’s maw

What happens to particles swallowed by a black hole? The answer could either confirm our understanding of the universe or alter everything we know about it.

in the beginning, there was the black hole
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in the beginning, there was the black hole

At the dawn of the universe, enormous black holes were among the first things to be born, and at the end of it, they will be among the last to die.

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