• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
Galaxy Kicks Black Hole into Deep Space

Galaxy Kicks Black Hole into Deep Space

The object is being ejected at a tremendous speed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 23rd, 2012
Critical Data on the Universe May Have Been Lost

Critical Data on the Universe May Have Been Lost

The ideal time to study the Cosmos was 13 billion years ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 11th, 2012
Gravitational Influences Reveal New Exoplanet

Gravitational Influences Reveal New Exoplanet

The world influences a companion that orbits the same star

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 7th, 2012
Type Ia Supernovae Are Produced by Two Different Processes

Type Ia Supernovae Are Produced by Two Different Processes

Studies show that no single mechanism can account for all these objects

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2012
Runaway Planets Can Find New Homes Around Other Stars

Runaway Planets Can Find New Homes Around Other Stars

Sometimes, they are fortunate enough to get caught by gravity

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2012
1,000-Day Infrared Survey of the Universe Completed

1,000-Day Infrared Survey of the Universe Completed

The endeavor relied on the IRAC instrument aboard a NASA satellite

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 5th, 2012
Milky Way's Black Hole Close to Being Confirmed

Milky Way's Black Hole Close to Being Confirmed

Believe it or not, its existence is not yet a certainty for experts

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 3rd, 2012
Black Hole Can Feed on Binary Star Systems

Black Hole Can Feed on Binary Star Systems

This old proposal was finally confirmed in a new study

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2012
Einstein's Cosmological Constant Confirmed by New Study

Einstein's Cosmological Constant Confirmed by New Study

New data from a 10-meter telescope support the existence of dark energy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 30th, 2012
Moment When Dark Energy Was Turned On Established

Moment When Dark Energy Was Turned On Established

New study provides the most accurate measurements yet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 28th, 2012
Low-Mass Black Hole Found Far Away from the Milky Way

Low-Mass Black Hole Found Far Away from the Milky Way

This is the first time astronomers make such a discovery

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 24th, 2012
Engineers Blow Up Mountain for New Telescope

Engineers Blow Up Mountain for New Telescope

The sensitive installation is to be constructed by the end of the decade

Runaway Planets Break All Speed Records

Runaway Planets Break All Speed Records

They can travel at mind-boggling speeds while exiting galaxies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 22nd, 2012
New Class of Exoplanets Discovered

New Class of Exoplanets Discovered

Hubble sees an alien world that resembles no other

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Black Hole Disintegrates Dwarf Galaxy

Black Hole Disintegrates Dwarf Galaxy

The object is now surrounded by a cluster of new stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Planets Around Binary Stars Are Common

Planets Around Binary Stars Are Common

Millions of such systems possibly exist in the galaxy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2012
Astronomers Confirm 4 New Worlds

Astronomers Confirm 4 New Worlds

2012 looks very promising for exoplanetary research

 
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