- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 11th, 2012
See How a Black Hole Disintegrates a Star [Photo]
Tidal and gravitational forces do most of the work
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 30th, 2012
On June 30, Clocks Will Get an Extra Second
Experts from the American space agency explain why
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 18th, 2012
Exoplanet Is Being Vaporized by Its Parent Star
The object appears to be turning into dust, scientists say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2012
Black Hole Observed Eating a Helium-Rich Star
Astronomers produce the most direct evidence that this actually happens
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 30th, 2012
Giant Exoplanet Split into Two Earth-Sized Chunks
Its parent star was most likely responsible for this phenomenon
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2012
Saturn's Tidal Influences Drive Enceladus' Geysers
The south pole fissures have fascinated astronomers for years
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 11th, 2012
Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds
This phenomenon could turn them into Venus-like planets
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 9th, 2012
Our Galactic Black Hole Is Gobbling Up Asteroids
This may help explain why it occasionally flares up
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 10th, 2011
Why the Moon Had a Magnetic Field
Two science teams propose different explanations
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2011
Milky Way's Shape Was Dictated by Galactic Collisions
It consumed two dwarf galaxies over the last 2 billion years
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