ESA Dark Energy Mission Involves NASA Only Minimally

ESA Dark Energy Mission Involves NASA Only Minimally

The American space agency is heavily squeezed for cash

NASA Reveals Old Photo Showing Age of Universe

NASA Reveals Old Photo Showing Age of Universe

The view was collected by the Hubble back in 2002

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2011
Assessing the Ultimate Fate of the Universe

Assessing the Ultimate Fate of the Universe

Astronomers are divided between endless voids and Big Crunches

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2011
JWST May Be Used to Detect Exoplanets

JWST May Be Used to Detect Exoplanets

The telescope is already expected to have many other capabilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 25th, 2011
Shedding Light on the Dark Ages of the Universe

Shedding Light on the Dark Ages of the Universe

Astronomers are extremely curious to learn what happened then

Vastest Cosmic Structures Shouldn't Exist

Vastest Cosmic Structures Shouldn't Exist

Superclusters defy what the Universe should look like

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 21st, 2011
Astronomers Find Water in the Early Universe

Astronomers Find Water in the Early Universe

This is the first time such a finding is confirmed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 17th, 2011
Universal Flatness May Be a Consequence of Accelerated Expansion

Universal Flatness May Be a Consequence of Accelerated Expansion

However, establishing this for sure is a complex endeavor

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
Reionization Epoch Occurred Sooner Than Thought

Reionization Epoch Occurred Sooner Than Thought

Previous estimates placed it 1.3 billion years ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2011
Earliest Life May Have Emerged Shortly After Big Bang

Earliest Life May Have Emerged Shortly After Big Bang

Life's origins may have not been on our planet after all

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 30th, 2011
Largest Model of Universal Evolution Created

Largest Model of Universal Evolution Created

The simulation is also the most realistic ever created

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 28th, 2011
The Universe May Not Be Accelerating

The Universe May Not Be Accelerating

On the contrary, its expansion may be slowing down

  • 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

Higgs Bosons Could Explain Universal Expansion

Higgs Bosons Could Explain Universal Expansion

The process takes place at ever-accelerating rates

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 22nd, 2011
Gravitational Waves May Explain Cosmic Puzzles

Gravitational Waves May Explain Cosmic Puzzles

If only we could find a way to confirm the waves exist

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 20th, 2011
Understanding Dark Energy Brought One Step Closer

Understanding Dark Energy Brought One Step Closer

Astronomers study the most elusive force in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2011
A Third of the High-Energy Universe Remains a Mystery

A Third of the High-Energy Universe Remains a Mystery

This document highlights how much we don't know about the Cosmos

 
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