• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 21st, 2015
Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date

Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date

The view is the work of scientists in Germany

Hubble Spies on Distant Spiral Galaxy

Hubble Spies on Distant Spiral Galaxy

This galaxy sits an astounding 70 million light-years away

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
Gargantuan Black Hole Is Too Big for Its Galaxy, Astronomers Say

Gargantuan Black Hole Is Too Big for Its Galaxy, Astronomers Say

The black hole packs the mass equivalent of 350 million Suns

  • Video
  • By Horia Despa
  • September 25th, 2015
Samsung Prepares to Launch the New GearVR for $99 This November

Samsung Prepares to Launch the New GearVR for $99 This November

Samsung will probably make VR popular with such prices

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2015
The Black Hole at the Core of Our Milky Way Has Grown Restless

The Black Hole at the Core of Our Milky Way Has Grown Restless

Scientists say it's producing flares at oddly alert pace

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
Stunning View of Distant Galaxies Is Also an Optical Illusion

Stunning View of Distant Galaxies Is Also an Optical Illusion

The view was delivered by the Hubble Space Telescope

Distant Merging Galaxies Imaged by Hubble

Distant Merging Galaxies Imaged by Hubble

The pair is known to astronomers as NGC 3921

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 12th, 2015
Mammoth Galaxy Cluster Discovered 9.8 Billion Light-Years Away

Mammoth Galaxy Cluster Discovered 9.8 Billion Light-Years Away

The cluster holds the mass equivalent to 400 trillion Suns

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 11th, 2015
Distant Galaxy Resembles a Cosmic Sunflower in New Hubble View

Distant Galaxy Resembles a Cosmic Sunflower in New Hubble View

The galaxy, Messier 63, sits 27 million light-years away

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 7th, 2015
It Doesn't Take an Expert Astronomer to Play the Black Hole Hunter

It Doesn't Take an Expert Astronomer to Play the Black Hole Hunter

Trained citizen scientists can do it too, experiment shows

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 6th, 2015
Hubble Spies on Spiral Galaxy over 35 Million Light-Years Away

Hubble Spies on Spiral Galaxy over 35 Million Light-Years Away

This galaxy is named Messier 96, was discovered in 1781

Caltech Astronomers Spy on 13.2-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy

Caltech Astronomers Spy on 13.2-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy

The universe itself is about 13.8 billion years old

Samsung Developing Its Own Curated News App Exclusively for Galaxy Devices

Samsung Developing Its Own Curated News App Exclusively for Galaxy Devices

Samsung is closely following in Apple’s footsteps

Hubble Spies on Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy

Hubble Spies on Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy

This star cluster resides some 160,000 light-years away

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 27th, 2015
Galaxies Change over Time, Morph into Different Shapes

Galaxies Change over Time, Morph into Different Shapes

Study finds evidence of cosmic metamorphosis

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 21st, 2015
Core Anatomy of the Milky Way Revealed in Gorgeous Space Image

Core Anatomy of the Milky Way Revealed in Gorgeous Space Image

This is what the center of our galaxy looks like

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
Astronomers Find 8 New Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting Our Milky Way

Astronomers Find 8 New Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting Our Milky Way

The sky around us is more crowded than we thought

 
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