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7 theories on the origin of life
By Charles Q. Choi, Scott Dutfield published
Reference From lightning to space rocks, here are ideas for how the first life on Earth came to be.

Powerful, nearby black holes could help to explain universe's origins
By Doris Elin Salazar published
Nearby galaxies and their black holes could hold the answers to the existential questions that remain unanswered about the beginning of the universe.

In a historic launch, the Webb Telescope blasts off into space
By Mindy Weisberger published
An international partnership of space agencies just launched JWST, the biggest, most powerful space telescope ever made, in an achievement that was decades in the making.

How many black holes are there in the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
In a recent study, researchers determined that about 1% of all the "normal" (that is, not dark) matter in the universe is bound up inside black holes.

Travel through galaxies and the dark matter web in this stunning universe simulation
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new freely downloadable universe simulation reveals the structure of galaxies and galactic clusters over more than 13 billion years of history.

Is dark matter made of 'Fermi balls' forged in the Big Bang?
By Paul Sutter published
A new theory suggests dark matter may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe.

What color is the universe?
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have figured out the average color of the universe by recording visible light from more than 200,000 galaxies.
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