• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
New Software Could Reveal Comets in Spitzer's Massive Database

New Software Could Reveal Comets in Spitzer's Massive Database

The telescope has been observing the night sky for more than a decade

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
New Mission to Study Iceland's Glaciers Underway

New Mission to Study Iceland's Glaciers Underway

JPL researchers contribute through a high-precision radar instrument

New Model Predicts Where Matter Is Located in the Universe

New Model Predicts Where Matter Is Located in the Universe

The tool highlights that existing theories do not provide adequate explanations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 3rd, 2014
Blankets of Clouds Found on Two Nearby Exoplanets

Blankets of Clouds Found on Two Nearby Exoplanets

Clouds may exist on the most common types of extrasolar worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Mysterious Kinetic Effect Found in Individual Galaxy Cluster

Mysterious Kinetic Effect Found in Individual Galaxy Cluster

The discovery verifies a series of cosmological theories and predictions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
How Martian Canyons Formed

How Martian Canyons Formed

Researchers say events here on Earth may hold clues

Autism May Be Addressed with Special Bacterium, Study Shows

Autism May Be Addressed with Special Bacterium, Study Shows

The microorganism helps treat autism symptoms in lab mice

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2013
Hexagon Stream on Saturn Filmed in High Definition

Hexagon Stream on Saturn Filmed in High Definition

Veteran NASA spacecraft manages to accomplish this for the first time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2013
Three Extremely-Distant Galaxies Seen Right Before Merging: Video

Three Extremely-Distant Galaxies Seen Right Before Merging: Video

They are all nestled inside a massive blob of primordial gas

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2013
New Models of Galactic Evolution Made Possible by Integrating Stellar Feedback

New Models of Galactic Evolution Made Possible by Integrating Stellar Feedback

This phenomenon has been largely overlooked by astronomers in past models

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
New Data Revealed on How Supermassive Black Holes Form

New Data Revealed on How Supermassive Black Holes Form

Advanced model explains the existence of early massive black holes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2013
Galactic Cores Harbored First Star Formation Bursts

Galactic Cores Harbored First Star Formation Bursts

Halo starbursts usually start occurring billions of years later

Infrared Telescope Images Three Cosmic Musketeers

Infrared Telescope Images Three Cosmic Musketeers

The nebulae showcases what our own solar system will look like in the future

  • CPU
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 11th, 2012
Terahertz Wireless Chip Successfully Created, Uses X-Rays

Terahertz Wireless Chip Successfully Created, Uses X-Rays

The milestone could open up new avenues on all levels of the IT industry

Single Molecules Can Now Be Weighed

Single Molecules Can Now Be Weighed

New mechanical device analyzes them one at a time

Cancers Use Sugary Molecule to Fuel Their Growth

Cancers Use Sugary Molecule to Fuel Their Growth

Targeting this chemical could help address several types of tumors

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 21st, 2012
Curiosity Flexes Its Robotic Arm for the First Time

Curiosity Flexes Its Robotic Arm for the First Time

Mission controllers say the commissioning phase is progressing smoothly

 
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