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Most detailed image of ancient Universe unveiled
Mar 21, 2013 11:31 EDT
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.
Satellite maps oldest light in the Universe
Mar 21, 2013 10:17 EDT
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.
Most detailed map of Big Bang radiation unveiled
Mar 21, 2013 08:33 EDT
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.
Early Universe bred 'starburst' mega-galaxies: study
Mar 13, 2013 14:29 EDT
In its exuberant childhood, the Universe created galaxies that were vast star-making machines, astronomers reported on Wednesday.
Scientists sense breakthroughs in dark-matter mystery
Feb 18, 2013 12:57 EST
For decades, the strange substance called dark matter has teased physicists, challenging conventional notions of the cosmos.
Super telescope costs inflate
Feb 12, 2013 07:49 EST
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.
Gamma-ray burst blasted Earth in 8th century: study
Jan 21, 2013 03:44 EST
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.
Higgs Boson discovery tops Science picks for 2012
Dec 20, 2012 20:31 EST
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.
Higgs Boson tops journal Science's top 10 of 2012
Dec 20, 2012 19:14 EST
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.
N. Korea satellite appears dead: scientist
Dec 17, 2012 17:21 EST
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.
Australia unveils telescope to warn of solar flares
Dec 01, 2012 14:11 EST
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.
Astronomers spot oldest, furthest galaxy
Nov 16, 2012 08:47 EST
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.
Orphan world spotted in deep space
Nov 14, 2012 07:07 EST
Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space.
Planet outside our solar system may support life: study
Nov 09, 2012 14:37 EST
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."
S.Africa eyes $2.5 bln for super telescope
Oct 09, 2012 12:16 EDT
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.
Australia unveils colossal telescope
Oct 05, 2012 06:31 EDT
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.
Surprised scientists find two black holes in star cluster
Oct 03, 2012 13:27 EDT
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.
Remotest galaxy was born in dawn of Universe
Sep 19, 2012 13:27 EDT
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.
Chilean telescope finds sugar molecules near star
Aug 30, 2012 14:10 EDT
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.
British astronomer Bernard Lovell dies at 98
Aug 07, 2012 14:07 EDT
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.
