Apr 20 2011
Big Trouble in Little China: Where is the Universe?
In John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China," there's a little space science thrown in where you'd least expect it.
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Apr 18 2011
What Will the Universe Look Like in One Trillion Years?
A trillion years from now the universe will be a much simpler place for far-future astronomers to ponder.
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Apr 14 2011
Colliding Black Holes Twist and Stretch Spacetime
Using a new visualization tool, the extreme nature of spacetime surrounding colliding black holes has been modeled.
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Apr 08 2011
LISA, the Gravitational Wave Hunter, Canceled
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) would have hunted for elusive gravitational waves in space, but due to budget cuts, the mission has been scrapped by NASA. Which mission is next?
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Apr 08 2011
LISA, the Gravitational Wave Hunter, Canceled
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) would have hunted for elusive gravitational waves in space, but due to budget cuts, the mission has been scrapped by NASA. Which mission is next?
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Mar 30 2011
Antimatter Gets Heavy
It seems antimatter might have a bit of a weight problem these days. A U.S. particle accelerator has produced antimatter helium-4, an extremely rare -- and heavy -- particle.
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Mar 30 2011
Blow Your Mind: Pope on a Cosmic Rope
It only took the Catholic Church close to four centuries to apologize over the whole Galileo fiasco, but today's Vatican seems to have some fairly progressive ideas regarding our place in the cosmos.
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Mar 29 2011
Higgs Can Run, But It Can’t Hide
The Higgs boson is a wily, elusive little particle, but scientists at both Fermilab and CERN are hot on its heels.
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Mar 21 2011
Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird
Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today.
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Mar 21 2011
Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird
Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today.
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