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The 'many worlds' hypothesis suggests the existence of countless other universes similar to ours but different.
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Scientists have revealed the first photograph of a universe-spanning network of intergalactic filaments.
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Astrophysicists have discovered a way to detect the surviving cores of planets orbiting white dwarf stars.
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Known as the 'Methuselah star' due to its extreme age, this nearby stellar body may predate the Big Bang.
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A new attempt to calculate how fast the universe is expanding has thrown up more questions than answers.
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The billionaire founder of space tourism firm Virgin Galactic has commented on the UFO phenomenon.
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Scientists are attempting to prove the existence of parallel universes by firing neutrons at a solid wall.
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A new study has highlighted the fact that there is still much we don't know about the expansion of the cosmos.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the brightest quasar ever detected in the early universe.
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A new theory has proposed that our universe is riding on the edge of an expanding bubble in an extra dimension.
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Scientists have suggested that most of the universe may be made up of a 'dark fluid' with a negative mass.
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The new planet is located in the same star system as Spock's home world in the 'Star Trek' universe.
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Physicists have found what could be evidence of 'ghost' black holes from a universe that existed before our own.
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Scientists have determined that a significant percentage of planets in our galaxy may be covered in water.
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Scientists have discovered discrepancies in our understanding of how fast the universe is expanding.
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A particle that has traveled from deep space could help scientists to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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Originating deep in the universe, the radio blast is from a quasar - the luminous active nucleus of a distant galaxy.
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Researchers at Oxford University maintain that we are probably the only intelligent life forms in the universe.
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A new study has suggested that the multiverse may be a lot more hospitable to life than previously thought.
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A lack of phosphorus in the universe could mean that Earth-type life is a lot rarer than commonly thought.