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In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

ENGRAVE, led by Oxford professor Stephen Smartt, wins top European research award for revealing how gold, platinum and heavy ...

Using cutting-edge algorithms and exascale supercomputers, researchers have created the most realistic simulations yet of matter flowing into black holes. Building on decades of research, a group of c ...

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Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other ...

This list exemplifies the hard work in science over this past year, not simply in the lab but where it matters.

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