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A massive galaxy cluster is intertwined with threads of dark matter (blue) and gas (orange). The formation of large-scale structures seen today are thought to have originated during the universe’s mysterious “dark ages.” (Credit: Illustris Collaboration)

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A radio telescope planned for the farside of the moon could plug a 500-million-year hole in cosmic history.

A Telescope on the Moon Could Illuminate the Dark Ages of the Universe

The K in T2K refers to Kamioka, Japan, where the Super-Kamiokande Detector resides deep
underground. The detector uses this giant, water-filled cylinder to detect neutrinos shot from
180 miles away in Tokai — the T in the project’s name. Recent data show how neutrinos and
antineutrinos change from one type to another — at different rates — as they travel. (Credit: Kamioka Observatory/CIR )

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New particle accelerator data from the T2K experiment could finally tell us where all the antimatter went.

Where Did the Universe's Antimatter Go? Scientists Inch Closer to Solving the Mystery

Cryptozoology is a type of fringe science that attempts to prove the existence of creatures from folklore, such as Bigfoot. (Credit: CineBlade/Shutterstock)

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From Bigfoot to the anti-vaccine movement, fringe theories are everywhere. Where do they come from?

How to Spot Pseudoscience Online and IRL

An artist’s concept of a toroidal space colony that could accommodate 10,000 people. (Credit: NASA) 

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NASA is funding new technologies for building things in outer space, from 3D printed spacecraft parts to habitats grown from fungi. 

Space Is Expensive. Can 3D Printing and On-Orbit Construction Drive the Cost Down?

An artist's impression of two black holes colliding. (Credit: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/R. Hurt, IPAC)

Astronomers think some black holes must have formed soon after the Big Bang. But nobody has found evidence of them ... until now.

Have Astrophysicists Finally Discovered Primordial Black Holes?

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The totality of existence can be divided into these categories, each with a vital role in the structure of the universe.

Bosons, Fermions and Anyons: What Are the Three Particle Kingdoms in the Quantum World?

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