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Welcome to our cosmology section where we've got a great collection of articles about our Universe. How was it formed? What will happen to it? We also take a look at some of the weird and wonderful phenomena to be found in it such as black holes and pulsars!
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Black Holes
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These fearsome, fallen stars pack a punch, just don't cross the event horizon!
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Cepheid Variable Stars
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Astronomers use Cepheid Variables in order to determine the distances between other galaxies and the Milky Way.
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Dark Matter
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Stars we can see, but all that we can see is not all that there is ...
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Stellar Evolution |
Massive explosions, red giants, white dwarfs, black holes - no not Tolkien - but a star's life cycle!
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Pulsars
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Students investigate pulsars: rapidly rotating stars.
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Gravitational Waves
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Evidence of inflation at the time of the Big Bang can be seen in the cosmic microwave background.
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Quantum Gravity
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Not yet observed in nature, quantum gravity is the long-sought missing link between Einstein's General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, the two incongruous pillars of modern physics. Gamma Ray bursts may hold the key.
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X-Ray Background
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How can we detect this background radiation? Also, why should we? What clues does it offer?
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Big Bang
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Brief intro to the most widely accepted version of events that closely followed the formation of our Universe.
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Largest Structure in the Universe
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Scientists have found a Large Quasar Group (LQG) which is the largest known structure in the universe. This article explains LQGs and the implications for Einstein's Cosmological Principle.
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String Theory
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At the cutting edge of theoretical physics, this theory tries to unravel the mysteries of sub-atomic forces and particles.
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End of the Universe?
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Scientists studying the behavior of neutrinos (tiny particles), believe they can reveal the Universe's fate.
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Gravity
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Journey to the Limits of Gravity, Space and Time NASA's Cosmic Journeys Missions
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Quintessence
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Could this recently discovered force, quintessence, be accelerating the Universe's expansion?
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