- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 19th, 2012
Theories on the Origin of Cosmic Rays Called into Question
Massive sky survey sheds doubt on existing explanations for these particles
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 5th, 2012
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 4th, 2012
Nearby Galaxy Can No Longer Form New Stars
The necessary materials are being removed from within its boundaries
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 28th, 2012
Low-Mass Black Hole Found Far Away from the Milky Way
This is the first time astronomers make such a discovery
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 22nd, 2012
Runaway Planets Break All Speed Records
They can travel at mind-boggling speeds while exiting galaxies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 29th, 2012
Feedback Mechanism Controlling Black Hole Growth Found
The same processes may also dictate the development of host galaxies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 24th, 2012
New Black Hole Confirmed in Andromeda Galaxy
The object was first detected less than 3 years ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
Small Black Hole Releases Fastest Winds Ever Discovered
The object is fairly smaller in comparison to other black holes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Fermi Clears Some Gamma-Ray Mysteries
Even the sources of these high-energy radiations are not yet fully known
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2012
Black Hole Disintegrates Dwarf Galaxy
The object is now surrounded by a cluster of new stars
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 10th, 2012
Trillions of Asteroids Orbit Milky Way's Black Hole
They are the source of X-ray flares Chandra is seeing on the dark behemoth
- 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
- January 27th, 2012
Black Holes Cut New Star Birth Rates in the Early Universe
Reduced stellar formation left galaxies to age and die
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 26th, 2012
NASA's New X-Ray Telescope Arrives at VAFB
The mission is scheduled to launch about two months from now
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 19th, 2012
Astronomers Want to Take the Picture of a Black Hole
They are meeting to discuss how this objective can be achieved
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Black Hole in Milky Way Caught Firing Gas 'Bullets'
The phenomenon was reconstructed from current data
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 27th, 2011
Origins of Mysterious Gas Cloud at Galactic Core Found
The formation was observed heading for Sagittarius A*