 Scientists Find Closest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes May 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio telescope have found the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever discovered in the Universe -- a duo of monsters ... | |
 Astronomers find gaping hole in the Universe August 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 242 vote(s)
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University of Minnesota astronomers have found an enormous hole in the Universe, nearly a billion light-years across, empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies and gas, as well as the mysterious, ... | |
 A galactic fossil: Star is found to be 13.2 billion years old May 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 117 vote(s)
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How old are the oldest stars" Using ESO's VLT, astronomers recently measured the age of a star located in our Galaxy. The star, a real fossil, is found to be 13.2 billion years old, not very far from the 13.7 ... | |
How did the universe begin? June 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 141 vote(s)
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One of the most interesting questions considered by astrophysicists deals with the start of our universe. Indeed, there is a great deal of speculation on the subject, with different theories about how the universe began, ... | |
 Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn March 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission. | |
 Voyager 2 proves solar system is squashed December 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 121 vote(s)
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NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has followed its twin Voyager 1 into the solar system's final frontier, a vast region at the edge of our solar system where the solar wind runs up against the thin gas between the ... | |
 The Pole star comes to life again July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Northern Star, whose vibrations were thought to be dying away, appears to have come to life again. | |
Scientists discover possible cosmic defect, remnant from Big Bang October 25, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 86 vote(s)
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Scientists from the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA) and the University of Cambridge may have discovered an example of a cosmic defect, a remnant from the Big Bang called a texture. If confirmed, their discovery, ... | |
 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 70 vote(s)
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A hundred years ago this week, a gigantic explosion ripped open the dawn sky above the swampy taiga forest of western Siberia, leaving a scientific riddle that endures to this day. | |
 'Death Star' Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy December 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have a profound effect on planets ... | |
Could hadron collider devour the Earth? June 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Particle colliders creating black holes that could devour the Earth. Sounds like a great Hollywood script. But, according to UC Santa Barbara Physics Professor Steve Giddings, it's pure fiction. | |
New rocky planet found in constellation Leo April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Spanish and UCL (University College London) scientists have discovered a possible terrestrial-type planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Leo. The new planet, which lies at a distance of 30 light years from the Earth, ... | |
 Earth: A Borderline Planet for Life? January 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Our planet is changing before our eyes, and as a result, many species are living on the edge. Yet Earth has been on the edge of habitability from the beginning. New work by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian ... | |
New computer simulations show how special the solar system is August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 exoplanets ... | |
Did the solar system 'bounce' finish the dinosaurs? May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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The sun’s movement through the Milky Way regularly sends comets hurtling into the inner solar system – coinciding with mass life extinctions on earth, a new study claims. | |
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