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'Vampire Star': Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Identified
Using ESO's Very Large
Telescope and its ability to
obtain images as sharp as if
taken from space,
astronomers have made the
first time-lapse movie of a
... > full story
Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal
A detailed picture of the
seeds of structures in the
universe has been unveiled.
These measurements put
limits on proposed
... > full story
Is Unknown Force In Universe Acting On Dark Matter?
Astronomers have found an
unexpected link between
mysterious 'dark matter' and
the visible stars and gas in
galaxies that could
revolutionize our current
... > full story
Prototype Developed To Detect Dark Matter
A team of researchers from
Spain has developed a
"scintillating bolometer" --
a device that the scientists
will use in efforts to
detect the dark matter of
the universe. ... > full story
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World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe
October 27, 2009 — A new "Roadrunner Universe" model requires a petascale computer because, like the universe, it's mind-bendingly large. The model's basic unit is a particle with a mass of approximately one billion ... > full story -
Milky Way's Not-So-Distant Cousin Likely Harbors Supermassive Black Hole
September 6, 2009 — Astronomers have taken a striking new image of a nearby galaxy that many astronomers think closely resembles our own Milky Way. Though the galaxy is seen edge-on, observations of NGC 4945 suggest ... > full story -
Next-Door Cosmic Encounter: Neighboring Galaxies Collided 2-3 Billion Years Ago
September 5, 2009 — An international team of astronomers has uncovered evidence of a nearby cosmic encounter. Their study indicates that the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies, the two galaxies closest to our own, ... > full story -
Is The Milky Way Doomed To Be Destroyed By Galactic Bombardment? Probably Not, Study Says
August 31, 2009 — As scientists attempt to learn more about how galaxies evolve, an open question has been whether collisions with our dwarf galactic neighbors will one day tear apart the disk of the Milky Way. That ... > full story -
Trifid Nebula: A Massive Star Factory
August 26, 2009 — A new image of the Trifid Nebula, shows just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust bands that trisect its ... > full story -
Particles As Tracers For Milky Way's Most Massive Explosions: 'Dark Matter' Origins Of Mysterious Flux Challenged
August 19, 2009 — Astronomers recently observed a mysterious flux of particles in the universe, and the hope was born that this may be the first observation of the remnants of dark matter. But scientists in Sweden ... > full story -
To Understand The Universe, Science Calls On The Ultrasmall
August 18, 2009 — A special three-day symposium focusing on the neutrino, a strange subatomic particle that could help answer some of the universe's most compelling questions, is scheduled for Aug. 16-18 at the 238th ... > full story -
Possible Meteorite On Mars Imaged By Opportunity Rover
August 6, 2009 — NASA's Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock, about 0.6 meters (2 feet) across on the surface of Mars, which may be a ... > full story -
Integral Disproves Dark Matter Origin For Mystery Radiation
August 2, 2009 — A team of researchers working with data from ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory has disproved theories that some form of dark matter explains mysterious radiation in the Milky ... > full story -
Cosmic Dance Helps Galaxies Lose Weight
July 29, 2009 — Astronomers offer an explanation for the origin of dwarf spheroidal galaxies. The research may settle an outstanding puzzle in understanding galaxy ... > full story
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