- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 23rd, 2009
![Chandra Discovers Most Distant Galaxy Cluster Chandra Discovers Most Distant Galaxy Cluster](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Chandra-Discovers-Most-Distant-Galaxy-Cluster-1.jpg)
Chandra Discovers Most Distant Galaxy Cluster
The telescope is extremely sensitive to such discoveries
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 20th, 2009
![RIT Advances Black Hole Knowledge RIT Advances Black Hole Knowledge](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/RIT-Advances-Black-Hole-Knowledge-1.jpg)
RIT Advances Black Hole Knowledge
Supercomputer algorithms are the only option
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 14th, 2009
![Looking Back into the History of Universe Looking Back into the History of Universe](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Looking-Back-into-the-History-of-Universe-1.jpg)
Looking Back into the History of Universe
New spectrography technique opens up the past
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 14th, 2009
![Hubble Captures Massive Galactic Mash-Up Hubble Captures Massive Galactic Mash-Up](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hubble-Captures-Massive-Galactic-Mash-Up-1.jpg)
Hubble Captures Massive Galactic Mash-Up
The resulting formation looks weird
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 8th, 2009
![Supermassive Black Hole Collision Imaged Supermassive Black Hole Collision Imaged](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Supermassive-Black-Hole-Collision-Imaged-1.jpg)
Supermassive Black Hole Collision Imaged
The resulting formation will be gigantic
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 3rd, 2009
![Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Stellar-Nursery-Cores-Are-Potent-Gamma-Ray-Sources-1.jpg)
Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources
Supernova remnants accelerate particles to high energies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 2nd, 2009
![BOSS Begins Its Quest for Dark Energy BOSS Begins Its Quest for Dark Energy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/BOSS-Begins-Its-Quest-for-Dark-Energy-1.jpg)
BOSS Begins Its Quest for Dark Energy
The system relies on revolutionary technology
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 1st, 2009
![Cracks May Exist in Dark-Matter Theory Cracks May Exist in Dark-Matter Theory](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Cracks-May-Exist-in-Dark-Matter-Theory-1.jpg)
Cracks May Exist in Dark-Matter Theory
The stuff may not exist at all
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 30th, 2009
![Space Winds Rip Galaxy Pair Apart Space Winds Rip Galaxy Pair Apart](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Space-Winds-Rip-Galaxy-Pair-Apart-1.jpg)
Space Winds Rip Galaxy Pair Apart
They also halt stellar formations
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 22nd, 2009
![WISE Will Soon Hunt the 'Ninjas' of the Skies WISE Will Soon Hunt the 'Ninjas' of the Skies](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/WISE-Will-Soon-Hunt-the-039-Ninjas-039-of-the-Skies-1.jpg)
WISE Will Soon Hunt the 'Ninjas' of the Skies
The telescope will detect elusive, infrared signatures
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 18th, 2009
![Hubble Photographs Most Distant Known Galaxies Hubble Photographs Most Distant Known Galaxies](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hubble-Photographs-Most-Distant-Known-Galaxies-1.jpg)
Hubble Photographs Most Distant Known Galaxies
They do not appear to be as bright as expected
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2009
![Andromeda Galaxy Gets Best UV Photo Ever Andromeda Galaxy Gets Best UV Photo Ever](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Andromeda-Galaxy-Gets-Best-UV-Photo-Ever-1.jpg)
Andromeda Galaxy Gets Best UV Photo Ever
More young, blue stars are revealed
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2009
![FLAMINGOS-2 Captures Picture of Black Hole 'Nest' FLAMINGOS-2 Captures Picture of Black Hole 'Nest'](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/FLAMINGOS-2-Captures-Picture-of-Black-Hole-039-Nest-039-1.jpg)
FLAMINGOS-2 Captures Picture of Black Hole 'Nest'
The instrument is affixed to the Gemini South telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2009
![ESO Puts Together Interactive Milky-Way Map ESO Puts Together Interactive Milky-Way Map](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ESO-Puts-Together-Interactive-Milky-Way-Map-1.jpg)
ESO Puts Together Interactive Milky-Way Map
The feature has required a painstaking effort
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 2nd, 2009
![Milky Way Look-Alike Identified Nearby Milky Way Look-Alike Identified Nearby](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Milky-Way-Look-Alike-Identified-Nearby-1.jpg)
Milky Way Look-Alike Identified Nearby
NGC 4945 is also a massive, spiral galaxy
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 1st, 2009
![Galactic Bombardment 'Unlikely,' Study Finds Galactic Bombardment 'Unlikely,' Study Finds](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Galactic-Bombardment-039-Unlikely-039-Study-Finds-1.jpg)
Galactic Bombardment 'Unlikely,' Study Finds
Our dwarf galactic neighbors pose no serious threats
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 22nd, 2009
![New Theory on How Spiral Galaxies Got Their Arms New Theory on How Spiral Galaxies Got Their Arms](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/New-Theory-on-How-Spiral-Galaxies-Got-Their-Arms-1.jpg)
New Theory on How Spiral Galaxies Got Their Arms
The old, epicycle one seems to be flawed