- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 4th, 2012
Half-Life of Samarium-146 Refined
The new number changes our understanding of the solar system
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2012
Mercury Has an Extremely-Unusual Interior
The innermost planet went through numerous changes over the eons
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 2nd, 2012
New Model Explains How the Solar System Appeared
The new theory is a bit simpler than the currently-accepted one
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 2nd, 2012
Europa's Oceans May Be Too Acidic to Support Life
The Jovian moon is a prime candidate for hosting simple lifeforms
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 24th, 2012
Sun's Protoplanetary Disk Had Nothing Special
It grew and coalesced just like any other star's, experts say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 1st, 2012
Galactic Wind Made of Different Chemicals than the Solar System
The conclusion belongs to a new study conducted by the IBEX probe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 27th, 2012
Eleven Star Systems Reveal 26 Confirmed Exoplanets
The discovery was made using the NASA Kepler Telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 20th, 2012
New Horizons Celebrates Six Years in Space
The space probe is heading for a 2015 meeting with Pluto
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 5th, 2012
The Late Heavy Bombardment May Have Never Happened
A NASA spacecraft produces datasets that doubt the theory
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 4th, 2012
Unnatural Crystal Found in Ancient Rock Sample
Such crystals were never before seen outside the laboratory
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 6th, 2011
Comet to Impact the Sun This December
The object was only recently discovered by astronomers
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2011
Backup Thruster Set Activated on Voyager 2
Mission controllers sent the commands a few days back
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2011
Early Solar System May Have Had an Additional Planet
The object may have been ejected a very long time ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2011
Asteroid 21 Lutetia Formed from Same Material as Earth
Mercury and Venus coalesced from the same stuff as well
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 7th, 2011
Voyager 2 Switches to Backup Thrusters
The change commands were sent to the spacecraft on November 4
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 20th, 2011
Comet Bombardment Observed in Nearby Solar System
The event is reminiscent of the Late Heavy Bombardment
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 10th, 2011
Multiple Cometary Punches Tilted Uranus' Orbit
Previously, experts thought a single blow was to blame