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Physicists Set Strongest Limit on Mass of Dark Matter
November 23, 2011 — Physicists have set the strongest limit for the mass of dark matter, the mysterious particles believed to make up nearly a quarter of the universe. The researchers report that dark matter must have a ... > full story -
Tiny Flame Shines Light on Supernovae Explosions
November 22, 2011 — Starting from the behavior of small flames in the laboratory, a team of researchers has gained new insights into the titanic forces that drive Type Ia supernova explosions. These stellar explosions ... > full story -
Galaxies Are the Ultimate Recyclers, NASA's Hubble Confirms
November 17, 2011 — New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are expanding astronomers' understanding of the ways in which galaxies continuously recycle immense volumes of hydrogen gas and heavy elements. This ... > full storyMore: -
Ancient Stars Shed Light on the Prehistory of the Milky Way
November 15, 2011 — Some of Milky Way's 'stellar fossils' -- our galaxy's oldest stars -- contain abnormally large amounts of heavy elements like gold, platinum and uranium. This has been a mystery, since it's usually ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Clouds of Primordial Gas from the Early Universe, Just Moments After Big Bang
November 10, 2011 — For the first time, astronomers have found pristine clouds of the primordial gas that formed in the first few minutes after the Big Bang. The composition of the gas matches theoretical predictions, ... > full story -
Hubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting With Starbirth in Early Universe
November 10, 2011 — Using its infrared vision to peer nine billion years back in time, astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star ... > full story -
Physicists Chip Away at Mystery of Antimatter Imbalance
November 9, 2011 — Why there is stuff in the universe is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology. A team of researchers has just concluded a 10-year-long study of the fate of neutrons in an attempt to resolve ... > full story -
Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Reveal Surprising Ingredients of Early Galaxies
November 2, 2011 — Astronomers have used the brief but brilliant light of a distant gamma-ray burst as a probe to study the make-up of very distant galaxies. Surprisingly the new observations revealed two galaxies in ... > full storyMore: -
One Step Closer to Dark Matter in Universe
October 31, 2011 — Scientists all over the world are working feverishly to find the dark matter in the universe. Now researchers have taken one step closer to solving the enigma with a new ... > full story -
Planets Smashed Into Dust Near Supermassive Black Holes
October 28, 2011 — Fat doughnut-shaped dust shrouds that obscure about half of supermassive black holes could be the result of high speed crashes between planets and asteroids, according to a new theory from an ... > full story
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