Dec 23 2010

Last-Minute Gifts for Space Geeks

Tag: Astronomy,Astrophysics,Big Bang,PlanetsJennifer Ouellette @ 5:43 pm
You might be late doing your Christmas shopping, but consider this selection of geeky gifts for the holidays.

Nov 29 2010

Cosmic Rebirth Encoded in Background Radiation?

A pattern discovered in the cosmic microwave background radiation may chronicle what happened before the Big Bang.

Oct 20 2010

Oldest Object in Universe Found

Tag: Astrophysics,Big Bang,Galaxies,Space Telescopes,UniverseIrene Klotz @ 5:00 pm
The universe's most senior citizen is a galaxy that formed 600 million years after the Big Bang.

Oct 15 2010

Biggest Galaxy Gang From Young Universe Seen

The massive galaxy cluster is located 7 billion light-years from Earth and weighs as much as 800 trillion suns.

Oct 13 2010

Early Galaxies Had Peaceful Upbringing

Tag: Big Bang,Galaxies,UniverseDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:35 pm
A new study could rewrite theories of galaxy formation and evolution.

Oct 08 2010

The End of the World as We Know It?

Tag: Big Bang,Doomsday,Earth,UniverseDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:00 pm
Save the date: Less than 3.7 billion years from now, the world is going to end, according to a new study.

Sep 22 2010

Atom Smasher Makes New Discovery

Tag: Big Bang,Large Hadron Collider,Particles,UniverseDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:45 pm
The previously unobserved physical phenomenon is just the latest breakthrough for the LHC.

Aug 25 2010

Supermassive Black Holes Quickly Followed Big Bang

Tag: Big Bang,Black Hole,Galaxies,Gravity,UniverseDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:55 pm
The finding could rewrite theories about the formation of galaxies.

Jul 01 2010

‘Immigrants’ Make Up Galaxy’s Oldest Stars

Tag: Big Bang,Computer Simulation,Cosmology,Galaxies,UniverseIrene Klotz @ 1:25 pm
Many of the Milky Way's oldest stars are refugees from other older galaxies that were torn apart by collisions.

Apr 02 2010

Probe to Explore Big Bang’s Burst

Tag: Astrophysics,Big Bang,UniverseIrene Klotz @ 11:00 am
What exactly happened at the beginning of time? A new probe may uncover the answer.

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