• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 21st, 2014
Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

The odd celestial body, known to the scientific community as G2, is said to be a massive star cloaked in gas and dust

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 4th, 2014
How a Black Hole Turned Stars into Its Marionettes, Got Them to Merge

How a Black Hole Turned Stars into Its Marionettes, Got Them to Merge

Having come together, the cosmic marionettes formed a humongous star that is now cloaked in gas and dust

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 11th, 2014
Jupiter-like Planets Can Be Pushed Closer to Their Star by Companions

Jupiter-like Planets Can Be Pushed Closer to Their Star by Companions

Researchers believe to have figured out why it is that some large gassy planets sit oddly close to their parent star

Watch: Neutron Stars Explained in One Brilliant Animation

Watch: Neutron Stars Explained in One Brilliant Animation

Neutron stars are among the wackiest celestial bodies our universe is home to

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2014
The Moon Packs an Extremely Soft Layer on the Inside, Researchers Say

The Moon Packs an Extremely Soft Layer on the Inside, Researchers Say

Evidence at hand indicates this layer is heated by Earth's gravitational pull

Earth Got Its Moon from Venus, New Theory Says

Earth Got Its Moon from Venus, New Theory Says

Scientist says our moon might have belonged to Venus at some point in the past

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 14th, 2012
King Tides Hit the Californian Coast, Cause Floods

King Tides Hit the Californian Coast, Cause Floods

Having the sun and moon in alignment is what causes these very high tides

Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds

Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds

This phenomenon could turn them into Venus-like planets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 9th, 2011
Exoplanetary 'Tug of War' Found in Nearby Star System

Exoplanetary 'Tug of War' Found in Nearby Star System

Newly-found planet appears to vary its orbital paths

  • Space
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 12th, 2010
Explaining the Dark Side of the Moon

Explaining the Dark Side of the Moon

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 31st, 2008
Japanese Earthquake Pushes the Ground Up at 4 Gs

Japanese Earthquake Pushes the Ground Up at 4 Gs

This is the largest speed ever recorded

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • April 16th, 2008
Pioneer 11 Anomaly Mystery Partially Solved

Pioneer 11 Anomaly Mystery Partially Solved

Uneven heat distribution to blame

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 11th, 2008
Newly Discovered Dark Matter Clouds Reveal Violent Galactic Interactions

Newly Discovered Dark Matter Clouds Reveal Violent Galactic Interactions

Galactic superclusters surrounded by dark matter clouds