• Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 3rd, 2015
In 1998, Homer Simpson Accurately Predicted the Higgs Boson's Mass

In 1998, Homer Simpson Accurately Predicted the Higgs Boson's Mass

The elusive Higgs boson, sometimes referred to as God's particle, was only discovered by physicists in 2012

Black Hole Holds the Mass Equivalent of 8 Million Suns

Black Hole Holds the Mass Equivalent of 8 Million Suns

The black hole is located at a distance of about 100 million light-years from Earth, sits in a galaxy dubbed KA 1858

Mass of Distant Galaxy Cluster Is 160 Trillion Times That of Our Sun

Mass of Distant Galaxy Cluster Is 160 Trillion Times That of Our Sun

The cluster's mass was mapped with the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Pope Francis Declares His Predecessors Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II Saints

Pope Francis Declares His Predecessors Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II Saints

The dual canonization is an unprecedented event in the Roman Catholic Church history

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 4th, 2013
How to Weigh Things or Astronauts in Space – Video

How to Weigh Things or Astronauts in Space – Video

Weighing things in space is complicated without gravity

Loyal Dog Still Goes to Mass Two Months After Its Owner Passed Away

Loyal Dog Still Goes to Mass Two Months After Its Owner Passed Away

The priest allows the animal to enter the church, says it is very well behaved

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • January 10th, 2013
Surprisingly, the Milky Way May Be Half as Heavy as Believed

Surprisingly, the Milky Way May Be Half as Heavy as Believed

Astronomers have found evidence that we overestimated the mass of our galaxy

  • Space
  • By Cristina Macari
  • December 6th, 2012
Young Star Spotted in the Act of Growing

Young Star Spotted in the Act of Growing

A baby star's mass was proved to be five times smaller than that of the sun

E=mc^2 Is Incomplete, Here’s Why – Video

E=mc^2 Is Incomplete, Here’s Why – Video

The famous theorem only tells half the story, the boring half

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 18th, 2010
Extrasolar Systems Reveal Stellar Masses

Extrasolar Systems Reveal Stellar Masses

Nanoparticles Brought into Focus via New Method

Nanoparticles Brought into Focus via New Method

It can easily detect the small structures

A Very Light Higgs Boson Needed

A Very Light Higgs Boson Needed

This could have important implications on the standard model of physics

One Step Closer to Finding the God Particle

One Step Closer to Finding the God Particle

ZZ diboson created and observed at Fermilab

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 3rd, 2008
Weighing the Coldest Known Brown Dwarf Star

Weighing the Coldest Known Brown Dwarf Star

Theoretical brown dwarf mass predictions don't match observations

 
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