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- Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua wasn’t a nitrogen iceberg, Harvard astrophysicists say.
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- Scientists discover unexplained barrier at our galaxy’s centre.
- Wormholes may be viable shortcuts through space-time after all, new study suggests.
- ‘We don’t understand everything that we’re seeing’: group convenes in Russia to discuss space, the future, and extraterrestrials.
- UFOs buzzing US warships may be aliens, America’s top spy chief says.
Quote of the Day:
The future’s a huge, gigantic place. I have no idea what’s going on out there. I’m just going to walk into it and see what happens.
Neil Young