Astronomy
- Astronomy
Star goes boom, telescopes zoom
Astronomers have spotted a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, the nearest such stellar explosion in decades.
- Astronomy
Galactic bull’s-eye came naturally
A strange cosmic object isn't the result of a galactic crash, a new study suggests.
- Space
Dark Matter meeting
The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.
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- Astronomy
Supermassive black hole rises and shines
Astronomers may have witnessed the activation of a dormant supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
A world record for atom smashing, plus black hole threesomes, a volcanic Mars and more in this week’s news.
- Astronomy
New study gives dark energy a boost
Measurements provide further evidence for a cosmic push that is accelerating the expansion of the universe.
- Astronomy
Supernova to superfluid
Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
Evidence gets stronger that Mars once held an ocean, plus more in this week’s news.
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- Space
It came from another galaxy
Extrasolar planet traces its origin outside the Milky Way to an ancient neighboring galaxy.
- Space
Why Mars is a lightweight
Two new models of the early solar system try to explain why the Red Planet failed to grow as large as Earth or Venus.
