Cosmology : Discovery News

Black Holes are Bad for Star Formation

Posted by Amy Shira Teitel Sun May 13, 2012 05:17 PM ET | 0

Black holes are at least partially responsible for the size of their host galaxy; it seems galaxies with more active black holes produce fewer stars. Read more

Most Precise Measurement of Scale of the Universe

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Fri Apr 6, 2012 10:06 PM ET | 0

By measuring the perturbations of primordial sound waves in the early universe, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) has returned its first and most precise measurements. Read more

Most Precise Measurement of Scale of the Universe

Violent Beauty of Our Evolving Universe: Slide Show

Posted Mon Apr 2, 2012 02:44 PM ET | 0

Everything from the first milliseconds of a supernova to 13.75 billion years of cosmic evolution has been simulated. Read more

The Four Ages of the Universe -- What's Next?

Posted by Ray Villard Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:28 AM ET | 0

We are in the "cognitive era" of our universe, but does cosmic life have the wherewithal to create a new era? Read more

The Four Ages of the Universe -- What's Next?

Neutrino 'Costume Change' Mystery Solved?

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Mar 13, 2012 06:53 AM ET | 0

Another piece of the neutrino puzzle has fallen into place, thanks to a brand new piece of kit in China. Read more

Neutrino 'Costume Change' Mystery Solved?

Why Does Our Universe Have Three Dimensions?

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Jan 19, 2012 01:02 PM ET | 0

Did our universe expand from an original embryonic universe of ten dimensions? To explain, we'll need to make our beds... Read more

Why Does Our Universe Have Three Dimensions?

Stephen Hawking Needs Help

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Jan 3, 2012 11:08 AM ET | 0

No, the famed physicist, who turns 70 on Sunday, isn't looking to pick your brains about wormholes, dark energy or alternative universes. He, like many of us these days, needs tech support. Read more

Star-Churning 'Blob' Lurks at Universe's Edge

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 21, 2011 01:00 PM ET | 0

A young galaxy has been spotted at the very edge of our observable Universe, thought to be one of the first galaxies to emerge from the "dark ages." Read more

Star-Churning 'Blob' Lurks at Universe's Edge

Building the Universe Inside a Supercomputer

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Dec 13, 2011 04:00 AM ET | 0

Using one of the world's most powerful computers, South Korean scientists have recreated some of the large-scale structure of our observable Universe. Read more

Building the Universe Inside a Supercomputer

Dark Matter Mystery Unraveled by Dwarf Galaxies?

Posted by Jason Major Wed Nov 30, 2011 03:16 AM ET | 0

Researchers have narrowed down the size requirements for dark matter -- the elusive stuff that pervade the universe, lending mass but emitting no detectable radiation. Read more

Dark Matter Mystery Unraveled by Dwarf Galaxies?

Who REALLY Discovered the Expanding Universe?

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Mon Nov 21, 2011 03:50 PM ET | 0

A Belgian priest and cosmologist named Georges Lemaitre published a paper reaching very similar conclusions two years before Edwin Hubble's historic discovery. Was Lemaitre's work covered up? Read more

Who REALLY Discovered the Expanding Universe?

First Stars May Not Have Been Monsters

Posted by Nicole Gugliucci Mon Nov 14, 2011 02:23 AM ET | 0

Shortly after the "Dark Ages" of the Cosmos the first stars popped into existence -- but they weren't the galactic Goliaths we thought they were. Read more