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Universe's Largest Reservoir Of Water Orbiting Distant Quasar

Artist's conception of a quasar with a water vapor accretion disc. (Image courtesy of NASA)

Sean McGuire
Staff Writer

A distant reservoir of water that formed in the universe's infancy could fill 140 trillion Earth oceans.

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All Life Is A Grain Of Sand

Kelly Kent
Contributor
So much for the eye to see; so much for the mind to ponder.Read more...

Eating Stars Gives Meaning To Life

Jean Guerrero
Contributor
Staring up at the enormous expanse of white-bejeweled blackness before us, I reached up for one of the stars dotting the sky and pinched it between my thumb and index finger. Then I brought my fingers back to my mouth and pretended to eat the star. Elizabeth laughed between chattering teeth and asked what the heck I was doing.Read more...