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This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe
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The most detailed survey of the universe ever conducted starts now
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is beginning its extraordinary survey of the southern sky, which will use the largest camera ever built to map the solar system, the galaxy and beyond
The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026
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The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics
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Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched
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June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
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Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery
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Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery
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Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid
A proposed technique to counter global warming by spraying sun-reflecting particles near the poles would cause commercial flights to pass through clouds of sulphuric acid, posing a danger to passengers and crew