
Fragile Mega-Galaxy Is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
Two hungry young galaxies
that collided 11 billion
years ago are rapidly
forming a massive galaxy
about 10 times the size of
the Milky Way, according to
... > full story

Volcanoes Cause Climate Gas Concentrations to Vary
Trace gases and aerosols are
major factors influencing
the climate. With the help
of highly complex
installations, such as MIPAS
on board of the ENVISAT
... > full story

NASA Launching Experiment to Examine the Beginnings of the Universe
When did the first stars and
galaxies form in the
universe? How brightly did
they burn their nuclear
fuel? Scientists will seek
... > full story

World's Smallest Liquid Droplets Ever Made in the Lab, Experiment Suggests
Physicists may have created
the smallest drops of liquid
ever made in the lab. That
possibility has been raised
by the results of a recent e ... > full story
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New Method Proposed for Detecting Gravitational Waves from Ends of Universe
May 16, 2013 A new window into the nature of the universe may be possible with a device proposed by scientists that would detect elusive gravity waves from the other end of the ... > full story -
NASA Completes First Part of Webb Telescope's 'Eye Surgery' Operation
May 15, 2013 Much like the inside of an operating room, in the clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., engineers worked meticulously to implant part of the eyes of the James Webb Space ... > full story -
Exotic Atoms Hold Clues to Unsolved Physics Puzzle at the Dawn of the Universe
May 8, 2013 An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms. The findings could advance the search for a new fundamental force in nature that could ... > full storyMore: -
Astronomers Discover Surprising Clutch of Hydrogen Clouds Lurking Among Our Galactic Neighbors
May 8, 2013 In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies, Andromeda (M31) and Triangulum (M33). ... > full story -
New Kind of Cosmic Flash May Reveal Birth of a Black Hole
May 3, 2013 According to an astrophysicist, a new kind of cosmic flash may reveal something never seen before: the birth of a black ... > full story -
'Shockingly Bright' Burst of Gamma Rays from Dying Star in Distant Galaxy
May 3, 2013 A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB ... > full story -
New Dark Matter Detector Begins Its Search
May 2, 2013 Scientists heard their first pops this week in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. Scientists will need further analysis to discern whether dark matter ... > full story -
Colossal Hot Cloud Envelopes Colliding Galaxies
April 30, 2013 Scientists have completed a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies. This unusually large reservoir of gas contains as much mass as 10 billion Suns, ... > full story -
Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down? First Direct Evidence of How Atoms of Antimatter Interact With Gravity
April 30, 2013 The atoms that make up ordinary matter fall down, so do antimatter atoms fall up? Do they experience gravity the same way as ordinary atoms, or is there such a thing as antigravity? Recent results, ... > full story -
Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe
April 30, 2013 Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for ... > full story
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