Cosmology – Page 37

Supermassive Black Holes Are Cannibals
By the Editor on February 17, 2012
Astronomers have found black holes and supermassive black holes. But the discovery of a mid-size black hole could support...
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President’s 2013 Budget Hits Planetary Science Hard
By the Editor on February 14, 2012
The president’s 2013 budget asks for modest increases for some federal science agencies but trims funding to NASA. The...
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What Makes a Planet Livable? Five Things Scientists Look For
By the Editor on February 14, 2012
Since 1995, astronomers have been hunting in earnest for possible havens for life outside the solar system. So far,...
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NASA Issues Call for New Space Taxis
By the Editor on February 10, 2012
NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to...
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Black Hole in Milky Way Seen Snacking on Asteroids?
By the Editor on February 10, 2012
Our Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole is apparently dining on all-you-can-eat asteroids, according to a new study. Dubbed...
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Do Aliens Go Invisible By ‘Going Green’?
By the Editor on February 8, 2012
The Fermi Paradox asks the simple question “where are they?” Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so...
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Habitable Zones Around Alien Suns May Depend on Chemistry
By the Editor on February 6, 2012
Trace elements in stars may influence the evolution of habitable zones around them where life as we know it...
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Newfound Super-Earth Planet Could Support Life
By the Editor on February 2, 2012
A potentially habitable alien planet — one that scientists say is the best candidate yet to harbor water, and...
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NASA Spots ‘Alien’ Matter From Beyond Solar System
By the Editor on February 1, 2012
For the very first time, a NASA spacecraft has detected matter from outside our solar system — material that...
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‘Starbursts’ and Black Holes Lead to Biggest Galaxies
By the Editor on January 25, 2012
Frenetic star-forming activity in the early Universe is linked to the most massive galaxies in today’s cosmos, new research...
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