Nomads of the galaxy
Recently, a study was published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society proposing planets simply adrift in space may be something of a common phenomenon. View More (2012-05-24)
Return of the vacuum tube
Vacuum tubes have been retro for decades. They almost completely disappeared from the electronics scene when consumers exchanged their old cathode ray tube monitors for flat screen TVs. View More (2012-05-21)
Study examines treatments for relieving breathing difficulties among patients with lung effusions
Helen E. Davies, M.D., of the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, and colleagues compared the effectiveness of treatments to relieve breathing difficulties among patients with malignant pleural effusion (presence of fluid in the pleural cavity [space between the outside of the lungs and the inside wall of the chest cavity], as a complication of malignant disease). View More (2012-05-21)
Herschel Space Observatory study reveals galaxy-packed filament
A McGill-led research team using the Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. View More (2012-05-18)
Bright future for solar power in space
Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. View More (2012-05-17)
3-telescope interferometry allows astrophysicists to observe how black holes are fueled
By combining the light of three powerful infrared telescopes, an international research team has observed the active accretion phase of a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy tens of millions of light years away, a method that has yielded an unprecedented amount of data for such observations. View More (2012-05-17)
A deeper look at Centaurus A
Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a peculiar massive elliptical galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its heart. View More (2012-05-16)
Free-floating planets in the Milky Way outnumber stars by factors of thousands
A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may exist in the space between stars in the Milky Way. View More (2012-05-11)
Dawn reveals complexities of ancient asteroidal world
New findings from NASA's Dawn spacecraft lay the groundwork for the first geological overview of asteroid (4)Vesta and confirm the existence of not one but two giant impact basins in its southern hemisphere. View More (2012-05-11)
Massive black holes halt star birth in distant galaxies
Astronomers, using the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory, have shown that the number of stars that form during the early lives of galaxies may be influenced by the massive black holes at their hearts. View More (2012-05-10)
Hubble observes a dwarf galaxy with a bright nebula
The starry mist streaking across this image obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the central part of the dwarf galaxy known as NGC 2366. View More (2012-05-10)
Cafe conquerors use high-tech gadgets to make public spaces their own ... for hours
Increasingly "plugged-in" customers are grabbing extra seats, counter space and table tops by using cell phones, laptops and cups of steaming hot coffee to shield others from seemingly public spaces, according to two marketing professors who've studied this brewing consumer clash. View More (2012-05-09)
TDRS-4 Mission Complete; Spacecraft Retired From Active Service
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-4) recently completed almost 23 years of operations support and successfully completed end-of-mission de-orbit and decommissioning activities. View More (2012-05-09)
VISTA views a vast ball of stars
Globular clusters are held together in a tight spherical shape by gravity. In Messier 55, the stars certainly do keep close company: approximately one hundred thousand stars are packed within a sphere with a diameter of only about 25 times the distance between the Sun and the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. View More (2012-05-09)
UF astronomer: Some giant planets in other systems most likely to be alone
"Hot Jupiter-type" planets are most likely to be alone in their systems, according to research by a University of Florida astronomer and others, made public today. View More (2012-05-08)
Hubble to use moon as mirror to see Venus transit
This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our moon. View More (2012-05-07)
Four white dwarf stars caught in the act of consuming 'earth-like' exoplanets
University of Warwick astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarfs surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the composition of the Earth. View More (2012-05-04)
Queen's scientists discover black hole ripping apart star
Astronomers from Queen's University Belfast have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close. View More (2012-05-04)
Black Hole Caught in a Feeding Frenzy
When it comes to scary things in the universe, it's hard to get much scarier than supermassive black holes. View More (2012-05-04)
Sifting through dust near Orion's Belt
Dust may sound boring and uninteresting - the surface grime that hides the beauty of an object. But this new image of Messier 78 and surroundings, which reveals the submillimetre-wavelength radiation from dust grains in space, shows that dust can be dazzling. View More (2012-05-03)
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