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Back in the 19 nineties, astronomers started to see growing evidence that the universe was accelerating. We thought gravity ...

Omega Centauri left astronomers stumped, as it should be filled with black holes left behind by exploding stars. Yet the ...

Scientists have detected sugar in the depths of interstellar space for the first time.

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