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Abigail Beall

'Cosmic void' theory suggests our Universe is like Swiss cheese and we live in one of its holes

Nasa discovers extreme exoplanet that's hotter than most stars in the known Universe

New technique lets researchers control brain cells without the need for surgery

Alzheimer's disease and dementia: what's the difference?

How to create an award-winning podcast in five simple steps

A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

You can now send your loved one's ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket

'Second Earth' Proxima b could support alien life after all

It's about time we gave our Neanderthal ancestors a break

Watery exoplanet suggests we may never find another solar system like ours

Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

Take a trip on Cassini as it dives through Saturn's rings in this Nasa video

Rat heads are one thing but don't expect a human head transplant any time soon

Physicists 'breed' largest ever Schrödinger's cat – and it could help unlock the quantum world

Time travel is mathematically possible, but don't expect it anytime soon

It's much easier to make bricks out of Martian soil than we thought

Cassini unlocks the secrets of how the Sun's immense magnetic field covers the Solar System

Astronomers discover mysterious purple 'aurora' light...and name it Steve

This is the one! Super-Earth 40 light years away is our 'best chance of finding alien life yet'

Mystery of the missing mass: huge cloud of hydrogen is to blame for holes in the Milky Way