NASA to Review Its Involvement in 9 Astrophysics Missions

NASA to Review Its Involvement in 9 Astrophysics Missions

The agency will decide which missions it will continue to support

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 18th, 2013
Black Holes Will Soon Get Their First Image

Black Holes Will Soon Get Their First Image

A new grant has been awarded for this very purpose

Underwater Archaeologists Fight Particle Physicists on Using Ancient Roman Ingots

Underwater Archaeologists Fight Particle Physicists on Using Ancient Roman Ingots

These items are made of very pure lead, necessary for space research

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2013
ESA Could Launch Massive X-Ray Telescope by 2028

ESA Could Launch Massive X-Ray Telescope by 2028

The European space agency is alone in this endeavor

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 3rd, 2012
Birth of Large Black Holes Still Shrouded in Mystery

Birth of Large Black Holes Still Shrouded in Mystery

Astrophysicists don't have many data on how these objects appeared

Dark Energy May Be Caused by Another Universe

Dark Energy May Be Caused by Another Universe

Brane theory provides an interesting explanation for this force

  • 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

The Scale of the Universe Is Simply Too Much to Grasp [Video]

The Scale of the Universe Is Simply Too Much to Grasp [Video]

Experts create rendition of our place in the grand scheme of things

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2011
How Neutron Stars Get Their Magnetic Fields

How Neutron Stars Get Their Magnetic Fields

A group of experts recently proposed a new theory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2011
Stephen Hawking Was Correct! Cygnus X-1 Has a Black Hole

Stephen Hawking Was Correct! Cygnus X-1 Has a Black Hole

The bet he placed many years ago turned out to be right after all

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 28th, 2011
Colliding Galaxies Promote the Development of Supermassive Black Holes

Colliding Galaxies Promote the Development of Supermassive Black Holes

The discovery was made through statistical correlations

Dark Matter Planets May Sustain Life

Dark Matter Planets May Sustain Life

They may be life's last refuge in the Universe, a long time from now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 18th, 2011
New Study Deepens the Mystery of Dark Matter

New Study Deepens the Mystery of Dark Matter

Researchers looking for answers make matters worse

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2011
Earliest Galaxies May Be Older Than Thought

Earliest Galaxies May Be Older Than Thought

New studies reshape our understanding of the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 5th, 2011
Learning How Gravity Acts Inside Massive Celestial Bodies

Learning How Gravity Acts Inside Massive Celestial Bodies

Einstein's theories raise thorny questions for physicists

 
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