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The Google+ Space Hangout Returns!

Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 13, 2012 03:20 PM ET | 0

Week 2 of the Google+ Space Hangout was a great success, discussing everything from dark matter to exoplanets. Watch it now! Read more

Color of Milky Way? Red, Bright and Blue

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:30 AM ET | 0

Our galaxy's light as it would appear from another galaxy's view is revealed by new analysis. Read more

Galactic Cluster Clash Spotted in Early Universe

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Jan 10, 2012 03:04 PM ET | 0

Say hello to "El Gordo," one of the biggest cosmic collisions you will ever witness. Read more

Galactic Cluster Clash Spotted in Early Universe

Vast Web of Dark Matter Mapped

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Jan 9, 2012 10:30 AM ET | 0

A one billion light-year wide map has been created, showing an intricate web of dark matter filling the cosmos. Read more

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?

Bubble Chambers Aid Search for Dark Matter

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Nov 1, 2011 09:17 AM ET | 0

By tracing bubbles in a jar, physicist hope to detect the most mysterious stuff in the universe. Read more

Bubble Chambers Aid Search for Dark Matter

Probing a Galactic Heart of Darkness

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Mon Aug 8, 2011 01:02 AM ET | 0

A dwarf galaxy called Segue 1 is hard to see. Why? Because it contains the highest concentration of dark matter found in a galaxy to date. Read more

Wide Angle: Is There An Edge To The Universe?

Posted Wed Jun 15, 2011 02:00 PM ET

Season 2 of Science Channel's "Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" continues Wednesday, June 15 at 10 p.m. E/P. Read more

NASA Installs Cosmic Ray Hunter on Space Station

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu May 19, 2011 03:34 PM ET | 0

A new tool to look at the universe debuted Thursday, with the installation of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, nicknamed AMS, on the International Space Station. Read more

Endeavour Blasts Off in Next-to-Last Shuttle Flight

Posted Mon May 16, 2011 09:05 AM ET | 0

The shuttle is delivering a potent physics experiment to probe the origins of the universe. Read more

Dark Matter Debate Heats Up... Again

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Wed May 4, 2011 07:25 PM ET | 0

Has dark matter been detected? Is dark matter really varying with the seasons? Possibly. Read more

LHC Smashes 'Beam Intensity' World Record

Posted Fri Apr 22, 2011 03:18 PM ET | 0

CERN's powerful accelerator has pushed particle physics into a new, powerful era. Read more

Mysterious Pioneer Anomaly May Finally Be Solved

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Apr 14, 2011 03:55 PM ET | 0

The debate over a measured deceleration in our Pioneer and Voyager deep space probes may be reaching a climax. Read more

Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Mar 21, 2011 04:01 AM ET | 0

Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today. Read more