• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 5th, 2014
Cosmic Blowout Sees Gas Being Ejected Out of a Galaxy at Warp Speed

Cosmic Blowout Sees Gas Being Ejected Out of a Galaxy at Warp Speed

Astronomers say the galaxy is blasting out gas at a speed of 2 million miles per hour (3.2 million kilometers per hour)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 4th, 2014
Star-Forming Atomic Hydrogen Detected in Galaxies 3 Billion Light-Years Away

Star-Forming Atomic Hydrogen Detected in Galaxies 3 Billion Light-Years Away

This study into the makeup of galaxies far, far away broke the previous record distance by 500 million light-years

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 3rd, 2014
Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

The galaxy, known as J1649+2635, is located at a distance of about 800 million light-years from Earth

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 11th, 2014
Distant Galaxy Is Birthing Stars 1,000 Times Faster than Our Milky Way

Distant Galaxy Is Birthing Stars 1,000 Times Faster than Our Milky Way

The galaxy, located at a distance of 12.5 billion light-years from our planet, is described as a cosmic powerhouse

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2014
Half of the Universe's Stars Are Vagabonds Aimlessly Floating Between Galaxies

Half of the Universe's Stars Are Vagabonds Aimlessly Floating Between Galaxies

New study finds evidence half of the stars that comprise the universe don't have a galaxy to call their home

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 3rd, 2014
Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever

Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever

Our universe is a mind-blowing, breathtaking and absolutely wondrous place, these images more than prove it

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 31st, 2014
A Cosmic Massacre: Eons Ago, Galaxies Were Ripped Apart, Spilled Their Guts

A Cosmic Massacre: Eons Ago, Galaxies Were Ripped Apart, Spilled Their Guts

The murdered galaxies used to be part of a cluster located at a distance of about 4 billion light-years from our planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2014
Ancient Galaxy Surrounded by Young Stars Looks like the Eye of Sauron

Ancient Galaxy Surrounded by Young Stars Looks like the Eye of Sauron

The old galaxy sits at a distance of about 33 million light-years from our planet, NASA astronomers say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2014
Massive Black Holes Force Aging Galaxies into Menopause

Massive Black Holes Force Aging Galaxies into Menopause

Radio-frequency-emitting particles originating from black holes appear to prevent the formation of new stars in galaxies

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2014
The Milky Way Is a Cosmic Bully, Strips Neighbors of Star-Forming Gas

The Milky Way Is a Cosmic Bully, Strips Neighbors of Star-Forming Gas

Astronomers find small galaxies in the proximity of the Milky Way are all out of star-forming hydrogen gas

Bizarre Celestial Body Might Be a Dead Star Nestled Inside a Dying One

Bizarre Celestial Body Might Be a Dead Star Nestled Inside a Dying One

The supposed hybrid star, known as a Thorne-Zytkow object, is located in a galaxy 199,000 light-years from our planet

Single-Slot GeForce GTX 750 Ti Razor Graphics Card Released by Galaxy

Single-Slot GeForce GTX 750 Ti Razor Graphics Card Released by Galaxy

This way, you don't need a big mainboard

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
Black Hole Eats the Equivalent of 100 Billion Billion Hot Dogs Every Minute

Black Hole Eats the Equivalent of 100 Billion Billion Hot Dogs Every Minute

The black hole, dubbed P13, consumes gas from a star close to it at a rate 10 times greater than thought possible

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 18th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Galaxy Harbors a Supermassive Black Hole

Teeny Tiny Galaxy Harbors a Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists say M60-UCD1 is the smallest galaxy thus far documented to accommodate for such a massive black hole

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 13th, 2014
Massive Cosmic Kaboom Documented with the Help of Space Observatory Gaia

Massive Cosmic Kaboom Documented with the Help of Space Observatory Gaia

The stellar explosion occurred in a galaxy located at a distance of about 500 million light-years from our planet

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • September 11th, 2014
Galaxy GeForce GTX 970 Specs Revealed, Benchmarked – Gallery

Galaxy GeForce GTX 970 Specs Revealed, Benchmarked – Gallery

The GTX 970 is the second best Maxwell-based graphics card from NVIDIA

Galaxy Doesn't Want to Wait for Strong Maxwell Cards, So It Turns GTX 750 Ti into One

Galaxy Doesn't Want to Wait for Strong Maxwell Cards, So It Turns GTX 750 Ti into One

The NVIDIA graphics card has been pushed to a level where it needs a triple-fan cooler

 
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