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On the Hunt for Black Holes

Posted by Irene Klotz 11 HOURS AGO | 0

By aiming a new telescope at the highest-energy X-ray light, astronomers hope to see where black holes are hiding. Read more

Laser Tests Offer Clue to Magnetic Field Mystery

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 25, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 0

Why is the universe filled with magnetic fields? A laser experiment points to exploding stars. Read more

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

Stephen Hawking, Defying Science, Turns 70

Posted Sun Jan 8, 2012 08:28 AM ET | 0

The renowned astrophysicist was once told he wouldn't live past his twenties. Read more

Slime Mold Bio-Computer Could Solve Complex Problems

Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

The amoeboid is distinctly no technology, but it could provide the key to designing bio-computers capable of advanced networking. Read more

Has the Elusive Higgs Boson Been Spotted?

Posted Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:12 AM ET | 0

A glimpse of the mysterious particle may have been uncovered by the LHC, but physicists are careful not to call it a "discovery." Read more

Alien Planet Could Host Life

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 5, 2011 11:29 AM ET | 0

The newly confirmed planet, Kepler-22b, orbits smack in the middle of the habitable zone of a star similar to our own. Read more

Galaxies That Don't Recycle Live Hard, Die Young

Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Nov 17, 2011 02:14 PM ET | 0

Some galaxies recycle stellar waste to birth new stars, others don't bother and blow it all in a star burst frenzy. Read more

Pristine Big Bang Gas Found

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Nov 10, 2011 02:00 PM ET | 0

Two newly found pockets of gas contain only original elements created minutes after the universe's birth. Read more

'Can I Teach My Mum String Theory?'

Posted by Mark Thompson Tue Nov 8, 2011 02:04 PM ET | 0

BBC astronomy presenter Mark Thompson shares his opinion about how best to communicate space science. Read more

Apple Logo Features Steve Jobs in Silhouette

Posted Fri Oct 7, 2011 11:58 AM ET | 0

A Hong Kong student tweaked the Apple logo as a tribute to Steve Jobs. Read more

Which Came First: Galaxy or Black Hole?

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Sep 20, 2011 06:00 AM ET | 0

New research upends the theory that you have to be a giant galaxy to have a super-massive black hole. Read more

This Diamond Planet Will Last Forever

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Aug 25, 2011 02:00 PM ET | 0

Scientists have found a planet they believe to be a giant diamond. Read more

A Surprise from an Early Universe Monster

Posted by Nicole Gugliucci Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:50 PM ET | 0

What secrets does a quasar from the dawn of the Universe hold? Read more

A Surprise from an Early Universe Monster

The 'Virtual Universe' Will Be Full of Discoveries

Posted by Ray Villard Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:36 PM ET | 0

How we explore the heavens is already changing because of a ballooning archive of everything in the universe that has ever been looked at. Read more

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