tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Most_detailed_image_ancient_Universe_1166

A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our Universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.

2013-03-21T15:31:28ZAFP Global Editionby Mariette Le Rouxtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Satellite_maps_oldest_light_Universe_8ea9

A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our Universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.

2013-03-21T14:17:07ZAFP Global Editionby Mariette Le Rouxtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Most_detailed_Bang_radiation_unveiled_6b60

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday unveiled the most detailed map yet of relic radiation from the Big Bang, revealing new data it hopes will shed light on the creation and expansion of our Universe.

2013-03-21T12:33:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Early_Universe_bred_starburst_mega-galaxies_f297

In its exuberant childhood, the Universe created galaxies that were vast star-making machines, astronomers reported on Wednesday.

2013-03-13T18:29:34ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/Scientists_sense_breakthroughs_dark-matter_mystery_d6ef

For decades, the strange substance called dark matter has teased physicists, challenging conventional notions of the cosmos.

2013-02-18T17:57:36ZAFP Global Editionby Jean-Louis Santinitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/12/Super_telescope_costs_inflate_64e5

The estimated cost of the first construction phase of the world's largest radio telescope has jumped to 400 million euros ($530 million), the project's director general said Tuesday.

2013-02-12T12:49:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/21/Gamma-ray_burst_blasted_Earth_century_7ff8

A mystery wave of cosmic radiation that smashed into Earth in the eighth century may have come from two black holes that collided, a study published in a British journal on Monday says.

2013-01-21T08:44:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/20/Higgs_Boson_discovery_tops_Science_fa98

The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released by the US journal Science.

2012-12-21T01:31:54ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/20/Higgs_Boson_tops_journal_Sciences_8d81

The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released Thursday by the US journal Science.

2012-12-21T00:14:08ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/17/Korea_satellite_appears_dead_scientist_8892

A satellite launched with fanfare last week by a defiant North Korea appears to be dead as no signal can be detected, a US-based astrophysicist who monitors spaceflights said Monday.

2012-12-17T22:21:23ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/01/Australia_unveils_telescope_warn_solar_d534

Australia has unveiled a new radio telescope in the remote outback that will give the world a vastly improved view of the sun and much faster warnings on massive solar storms.

2012-12-01T19:11:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/16/Astronomers_spot_oldest_furthest_galaxy_64a2

Astronomers using a complex system of super telescopes have caught a glimpse of what is likely the most distant, and thus oldest, galaxy ever seen -- some 13.3 billion light years from Earth.

2012-11-16T13:47:08ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/14/Orphan_world_spotted_deep_space_6d6e

Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space.

2012-11-14T12:07:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/09/Planet_outside_solar_system_support_8063

A newly-discovered alien planet seven times bigger than Earth may be able to support life, astronomers wrote in a study appearing in the journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics."

2012-11-09T19:37:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/09/SAfrica_eyes_25_super_telescope_f559

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday gave his political backing to negotiations with foreign partners to help fund the construction of the world's next generation radio telescope.

2012-10-09T16:16:06ZAFP Global Editionby by Susan Njanjitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/05/Australia_unveils_colossal_telescope_e8fd

Australia on Friday unveiled a colossal radio telescope that will allow astronomers to detect distant galaxies and explore the depths of the universe with unprecedented precision.

2012-10-05T10:31:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/03/Surprised_scientists_find_black_holes_e1ab

Astronomers said Wednesday they had found evidence of something they never expected to see -- two black holes lurking inside a 12-billion-year-old cluster of tightly-packed stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

2012-10-03T17:27:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/19/Remotest_galaxy_born_dawn_Universe_8e99

Astronomers in Europe and the United States said on Wednesday they had spotted the farthest and oldest galaxy ever found, a star cluster 13.2 billion light years away.

2012-09-19T17:27:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/30/Chilean_telescope_finds_sugar_molecules_f320

Astronomers using a powerful radio telescope in Chile said Wednesday that they had discovered sugar molecules, one of the building blocks of life, orbiting a young star similar to the Sun.

2012-08-30T18:10:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/07/British_astronomer_Bernard_Lovell_dies_6190

British physicist and astronomer Bernard Lovell, the creator of what was once the world's biggest radio telescope, has died at the age of 98, his university said Tuesday.

2012-08-07T18:07:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter