Physics
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.
BlackBerry founders start quantum computing fund
Mar 20, 2013 16:59 EDT
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin reunited on Wednesday to fund advances in quantum computing, which promises to vastly increase the speed of computers.
Scientists claim new glasses-free 3D for cellphone
Mar 20, 2013 14:17 EDT
Fancy watching a movie on your mobile phone, where figures leap out from the screen in 3D, rather as Princess Leia did in that scene from "Star Wars"?
New data 'strongly indicates' particle is Higgs boson
Mar 14, 2013 14:17 EDT
New data unveiled on Thursday strengthens the belief that a subatomic particle discovered last year is the elusive Higgs boson, European physicists said.
Nick Cave gets SXSW music festival off to visceral start
Mar 14, 2013 07:45 EDT
The indie music portion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival shifted into gear Wednesday with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds setting the tone for five days of cutting edge sounds.
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.
Particle looking "more and more" like Higgs: scientists
Mar 06, 2013 12:27 EST
The subatomic particle whose discovery was announced amid much fanfare last year, is looking "more and more" like it could indeed be the elusive Higgs boson, believed to explain why matter has mass, scientists said 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.
Cosmic ray mystery lifted in new findings
Feb 14, 2013 19:11 EST
Cosmic rays -- fast-moving particles that constantly pummel our planet -- come from the explosion of supernovae, new research confirmed Thursday, resolving an astronomical mystery.
Higgs Boson collider closes for revamp
Feb 14, 2013 09:30 EST
The particle collider that gave scientists a glimpse of what may be the Higgs Boson shut down Thursday for a two-year revamp that will allow it to pursue the quest with renewed vigour.
After Higgs Boson, scientists prepare for next quantum leap
Feb 13, 2013 11:42 EST
Seven months after its scientists made a landmark discovery that may explain the mysteries of mass, Europe's top physics lab will take a break from smashing invisible particles to recharge for the next leap into the unknown.
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.
No stars in 'Star Wars' jump into hyperspace
Jan 14, 2013 14:10 EST
Remember that dazzling moment in the "Star Wars" movies when the Millennium Falcon goes into hyperspace and a kaleidoscope of stars streaks past the ship?
'2.5 mn seagulls needed' to hoist Dahl's giant peach
Jan 08, 2013 09:03 EST
Physicists have taken a close look at Roald Dahl's children's book, "James and the Giant Peach," in which a flock of gulls fly an outsize fruit and its occupants across the Atlantic.
Tour de France champ Wiggins knighted in New Year honours
Dec 28, 2012 19:49 EST
Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins led a parade of Olympic champions whose achievements in a remarkable summer of sport in Britain were recognised in the New Year Honours list on Saturday.
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.
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