• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 8th, 2014
Universe's Expansion Rate Established with Extreme Precision

Universe's Expansion Rate Established with Extreme Precision

The new results are the most accurate ever produced by astrophysicists

Hubble Sees Edge-on View of Beautiful Spiral Galaxy Nearby

Hubble Sees Edge-on View of Beautiful Spiral Galaxy Nearby

The object features a dark dust band across its massive disk

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Spin of Distant Black Hole Measured for the First Time

Spin of Distant Black Hole Measured for the First Time

Two powerful telescopes were used for the new investigation

Sophisticated Simulation of the Early Universe in the Works

Sophisticated Simulation of the Early Universe in the Works

British researchers to use French supercomputer for this modeling effort

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

The two objects are located extremely far away from Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2014
Quasar Illuminates Cosmic Web Filaments for the First Time

Quasar Illuminates Cosmic Web Filaments for the First Time

The discovery was made in a remote sector of the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2014
Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video

Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video

Observations were conducted with the Fermi observatory in Earth's orbit

Image of Extremely Bright Quasar Snapped by Hubble Telescope

Image of Extremely Bright Quasar Snapped by Hubble Telescope

The object lies a long way away from the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 12th, 2013
Newly-Found Quasar Defies Theory That Was Supposed to Predict It

Newly-Found Quasar Defies Theory That Was Supposed to Predict It

Astronomers are baffled by the object's weird behavior in space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 11th, 2012
ESO Astronomers Discover Dark Galaxies for the First Time

ESO Astronomers Discover Dark Galaxies for the First Time

These structures were proposed in theory, but never observed before

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 16th, 2012
Gravitational Lensing Enables Quasar Measurements

Gravitational Lensing Enables Quasar Measurements

Astronomers find way of measuring the mass of galaxies hosting quasars

Bright Quasars Could Degenerate into Supermassive Black Holes

Bright Quasars Could Degenerate into Supermassive Black Holes

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2011
Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Important cosmic mystery brought closer to an answer

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 2nd, 2011
Distant Universe Mapped in 3D

Distant Universe Mapped in 3D

 
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