• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2014
Extremely Simple Stellar Formation Mechanism Identified

Extremely Simple Stellar Formation Mechanism Identified

The process is less complicated than other explanations available today

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2014
Venusian Volcanoes Erupted in Modern Times

Venusian Volcanoes Erupted in Modern Times

The spacecraft found signs of a recent eruption on Venus

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2014
Brown Dwarf Weather Patterns Revealed for the First Time

Brown Dwarf Weather Patterns Revealed for the First Time

These objects force the definitions of both stars and gas giants

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2014
Exoplanet Found Orbiting Rare Solar Twin

Exoplanet Found Orbiting Rare Solar Twin

The star is nearly identical to the Sun in all respects

Synthetic Bone Marrow Developed by German Researchers

Synthetic Bone Marrow Developed by German Researchers

The tissue can produce hematopoietic stem cells, experts say

Superfast Water Boiler Developed by German Scientists

Superfast Water Boiler Developed by German Scientists

The approach is still only theoretical at this point

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Vesta's Surface Colored in New Image Set

Vesta's Surface Colored in New Image Set

German scientists create beautiful photographs of the asteroid

Why Bonobos Live Longer than Chimps

Why Bonobos Live Longer than Chimps

A new scientific study sheds some light on this old dilemma

Geoengineering Schemes May Be Useless

Geoengineering Schemes May Be Useless

They are highly unlikely to revert the effects of climate change

Massive Athena+ X-ray Telescope Gets Greenlit at ESA

Massive Athena+ X-ray Telescope Gets Greenlit at ESA

This will be the future flagship mission for high-energy astronomy

Newly-Found Bacterium Needs Rare Earth Elements to Survive

Newly-Found Bacterium Needs Rare Earth Elements to Survive

This need may be more widespread among bacteria than first thought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 18th, 2012
New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever

New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever

The view is a composite image based on data from three telescopes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2011
Hubble Sees Large Population of Distant Galaxies

Hubble Sees Large Population of Distant Galaxies

The formations appear to be very young in the new data

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2011
Youngest Millisecond Pulsar Discovered by Fermi

Youngest Millisecond Pulsar Discovered by Fermi

The instrument is extremely effective at finding such objects