Space
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Cosmology
Dark matter detector reports hints of WIMPs
Experiment hundreds of meters underground detects three candidate signs of dark matter, though physicists are cautious about the finding.
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- Physics
Cosmic ray detector confirms hints of dark matter
Space station-based instrument records high amount of antimatter seen in earlier experiments.
- Physics
Universe is a teeny bit older than thought
Planck satellite reveals information from just after the Big Bang, largely confirming scientists' theories.
- Planetary Science
Distant planets’ atmospheres revealed
Telescopes get first direct glimpse of gases on exoplanets.
- Planetary Science
Life-friendly environment confirmed on Mars
Drill sample from bedrock reveals chemistry that could have supported microbial life.
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- Space
No vacancy around stars
The Milky Way’s planets pack tightly around their stars, according to simulations using data from the Kepler space telescope.
- Space
Radiation ring around Earth mysteriously appears, then dissipates
Space probes detect temporary transition from two radiation belts to three, possibly in response to solar activity.
- Space
New home for runaway black hole
Galactic merger and ejection may have sent a cosmic wanderer through deep space.
- Space
Smallest planet found orbiting distant star
NASA’s Kepler space telescope snags an exoplanet tinier than Mercury.
