Best Cosmic Mindblowers of 2010 From Nat Geo News

From the end of time to black hole portals, wrap your brain around our editors' picks for some of the odder astrophysics concepts of 2010.

Published December 8, 2010

Did we miss anything? What blew your mind in 2010? Post your comments below.

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