Topic: The Early Universe
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Remarkable Hubble photos
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Exoplanets
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Fireworks
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Hubble
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/28
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Primordial galaxy spotted, sheds light on early universe
Scientists were able to see the ancient galaxy because gravity from a massive galaxy cluster situated between it and Hubble acted as a lens, bending the light from the 'incredibly faint' galaxy.
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Cosmic lens reveals galaxy from the dawn of time
This distant, ancient galaxy may have once helped clear out the murky fog that once filled the early universe, scientists added.
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Scientists probe mysterious origins of humongous star explosions
Super-luminous supernovas, the biggest known explosions in space, remain shrouded in mystery. But scientists are beginning to understand their origins, which could help explain the creation of heavy elements in the early universe.
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Astronomers discover oldest spiral galaxy in the universe (+video)
The discovery with Hubble Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy, long before other galaxies are known to have formed, surprised scientists
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Hubble telescope reveals mysterious 'ghost galaxies' of ancient universe
Formed some 13 billion years ago, three bizarre galaxies captured by the Hubble telescope are thought to be 'fossils' of the early universe
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Will scientists announce discovery of Higgs boson? Buzz is building. (+video)
Chatter suggesting that the Higgs boson – the theoretical source of all mass – has been found is mounting. But if that's true, the 'God particle' will raise questions of its own.
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Will 2012 be the year scientists find the 'God Particle'? (+video)
Researchers at CERN are cranking up the power on their Large Hadron Collider, in a last-ditch attempt to uncover the Higgs Boson, the so-called God Particle thought to be responsible for giving matter the property of mass. This will be their last chance to find the elusive particle before the particle-smasher is shut down for an upgrade.
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NASA able to observe a long time ago, in newly found galaxies far, far away
Researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to find five tiny but bright galaxies clustered together 13.1 billion light-years from Earth.
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Humongous 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster packs mass of 2 quadrillion stars
Located some7 billion light-years from Earth, 'El Gordo' is the biggest and hottest cluster of galaxies ever observed in the early universe.
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Why is the Higgs boson so important?
Physicists at CERN are increasingly confident that they have discovered the elusive Higgs boson – the so-called 'God particle' that is thought to be a key component of our understanding of the cosmos. Why does the Higgs boson matter?
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God particle, the Higgs boson, could be found in 2012
God particle: The Higgs boson isn't just any particle. It's the linchpin of the Standard Model of particle physics theory that explains the Big Bang, because it is believed to answer a fundamental question about why matter has mass.
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Giant black holes a window into origins of earliest galaxies
Scientists have found evidence of supermassive black holes at the core of the earliest galaxies, a discovery that could shape theories about galaxy formation.
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The hunt for antimatter begins at the space station: Will dilithium be next?
A $2 billion particle detector, newly installed on the International Space Station, begins its search for antimatter, dark matter, quarks, and more.
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Did the universe begin as a slender thread?
A new framework for the universe's formation suggests that it began as a single thready line, then evolved into a plane, and only then the three-dimensional space we now inhabit. This could simplify sticky cosmological questions, including dark matter and gravity waves.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Remarkable Hubble photos
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Exoplanets
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Oldest galaxy: Hubble telescope detects farthest, oldest galaxy yet
Oldest galaxy: Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have detected a galaxy that formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, making it the most distant and oldest galaxy discovered so far.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Fireworks
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Astronomers build on a Hubble find, report light from oldest galaxy
Astronomers, aiming a ground-based telescope at a target spotted by the Hubble in space, confirm the find as the oldest galaxy so far. Its light was emitted at a time when hydrogen and helium fog still filled the universe.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Hubble
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