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Black Hole, Star Collisions May Illuminate Universe's Dark Side
September 19, 2011 — Researchers have unveiled a ready-made method for detecting the collision of stars with an elusive type of black hole that is on the short list of objects believed to make up dark matter. Such a ... > full story -
Gamma-Ray Bursts Shed Light on the Nature of Dark Energy
September 16, 2011 — Dark energy is the basic constituent of the today's Universe, one that is responsible for its accelerated expansion. Although astronomers observe the cosmological effects of the impact of dark ... > full story -
Milky Way's Spiral Arms Are the Product of an Intergalactic Collision Course; Models Show Dark Matter Packs a Punch
September 14, 2011 — Astronomers have shown how the Milky Way galaxy's iconic spiral arms form, according to new research. A dwarf galaxy named Sagittarius loaded with dark matter has careened twice through our much ... > full storyMore: -
Up from the Depths: How Bacteria Capture Carbon in the 'Twilight Zone'
September 1, 2011 — Located between 200 and 1,000 meters below the ocean surface is a "twilight zone" where insufficient sunlight penetrates for microorganisms to perform photosynthesis. Details are now emerging about a ... > full story -
First Glimpse Into Birth of the Milky Way
August 25, 2011 — For almost 20 years astrophysicists have been trying to recreate the formation of spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way realistically. Now astrophysicists and astronomers present the world's first ... > full storyMore: -
Supernovae Parents Found: Clear Signatures of Gas Outflows from Stellar Ancestors
August 11, 2011 — Observations of Type Ia supernovae has led to the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate and the notion of dark energy. However, astronomers do not know for certain how the ... > full story -
Dark Beer Has More Iron Than Pale Beer or Non-Alcoholic Beer
August 11, 2011 — Researchers have analyzed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron than pale and non-alcoholic beers. Iron is essential to the human diet, but also helps oxidize the organic ... > full story -
Stress Protection: How Blue-Green Algae Hoard Energy
August 1, 2011 — Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under stress such as long periods of darkness. They do this by means of a ... > full story -
Cosmological Evolution of Dark Matter Is Similar to That of Visible Matter
July 21, 2011 — Large cosmic structures made up of dark and normal matter evolve along the same lines -- this is one of the most important conclusions emerging from the latest computer ... > full story -
Four Unusual Views of the Andromeda Galaxy
July 21, 2011 — The Andromeda Galaxy is revealed in unprecedented detail in four archive observations. They show stars and structure in the galaxy's disc, the halo of stars that surrounds it, and a stream of stars ... > full story
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