-
An Otherworldly Discovery: Billions of Other Planets
Astronomers have determined that each of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way probably has at least one...
0 -
‘El Gordo’ is Largest Distant Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen
Galaxy clusters are the largest stable structures in our Universe. Seven billion light years away and with two million...
-
Star Birth (and Murder) Spied in Cygnus X
Baby stars don’t get an easy ride during their early years; they are born into stellar nurseries bubbling with...
-
Hubble Spots Farthest Primordial Galaxy Cluster
Astronomers have discovered the most distant developing galaxy cluster known to date, shedding light on the formation of large-scale...
-
Biggest Map Yet of Universe’s Invisible Dark Matter Unveiled
Scientists hope that by plotting out the distribution of dark matter throughout space, they will come closer to understanding...
-
Dark Matter Mysteries
Deep underground, several experiments have been buzzing with possible sightings of dark matter, the hitherto invisible stuff that is...
-
Higgs Result Means Elegant Universe Is Back in Vogue
After a short spell on the rocks, a mathematically elegant view of the universe is back in vogue. Recent...
-
The Big Snap
How’s it all going to end? Being a cosmologist, I’m not talking about our new year, but about our...
-
Largest-Ever Simulation of the Universe Revealed
The purpose of the simulation is to reproduce the entire evolution of a universe made largely of cold dark...
-
LHC Breaks Supersymmetry’s Beauty
Supersymmetry’s elegant mathematical structure was intended to replace the “standard model,” the eminently serviceable but sometimes creaky and in...