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)
The older we get, the less we know (cosmologically)
The universe is a marvelously complex place, filled with galaxies and larger-scale structures that have evolved over its 13.7-billion-year history. View More (2012-05-23)
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)
Baby galaxies grew up quickly
Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research from the Niels Bohr Institute. View More (2012-05-17)
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)
One Supernova Type, Two Different Sources
The exploding stars known as Type Ia supernovae serve an important role in measuring the universe, and were used to discover the existence of dark energy. View More (2012-05-08)
Honing in on supernova origins
Type Ia supernovae are important stellar phenomena, used to measure the expansion of the universe. But astronomers know embarrassingly little about the stars they come from and how the explosions happen. View More (2012-05-08)
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)
IceCube Neutrino Observatory provides new insights into origin of cosmic rays
Analysis of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector deployed in deep ice at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica at the geographic South Pole, recently provided new insight into one of the most enduring mysteries in physics, the production of cosmic rays. View More (2012-04-23)
Serious Blow to Dark Matter Theories?
The most accurate study so far of the motions of stars in the Milky Way has found no evidence for dark matter in a large volume around the Sun. View More (2012-04-19)
Hubble's panoramic view of a turbulent star-making region
Several million young stars are vying for attention in a new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, a star-forming complex located in the heart of the Tarantula nebula. View More (2012-04-18)
South Pole Telescope Provides New Insights Into Dark Energy and Neutrinos
Analysis of data from the National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT) in Antarctica provides new support for the most widely accepted explanation of dark energy, the source of the mysterious force that is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe. View More (2012-04-03)
Clocking an accelerating universe: First results from BOSS
Some six billion light years ago, almost halfway from now back to the big bang, the universe was undergoing an elemental change. View More (2012-03-30)
Detection of cosmic effect may bring universe's formation into sharper focus
The first observation of a cosmic effect theorized 40 years ago could provide astronomers with a more precise tool for understanding the forces behind the universe's formation and growth, including the enigmatic phenomena of dark energy and dark matter. View More (2012-03-21)
Super-Earth unlikely able to transfer life to other planets
While scientists believe conditions suitable for life might exist on the so-called "super-Earth" in the Gliese 581 system, it's unlikely to be transferred to other planets within that solar system. View More (2012-03-21)
Explosive Stars with Good Table Manners
An exploding star known as a Type Ia supernova plays a key role in our understanding of the universe. View More (2012-03-21)
Experients may force revision of astrophysical models of the universe
In a challenge to current astrophysical models of the universe, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories Z machine and the University of Rostock in Germany have found that current estimates of ice-giant planetary interiors overstate water's compressibility by as much as 30 percent. View More (2012-03-20)
Glittering jewels of Messier 9
Messier 9, pictured here, is a globular cluster, a roughly spherical swarm of stars that lies around 25 000 light-years from Earth, near the centre of the Milky Way, so close that the gravitational forces from the galactic centre pull it slightly out of shape. View More (2012-03-16)
The feeding habits of teenage galaxies
Astronomers have known for some time that the earliest galaxies were much smaller than the impressive spiral and elliptical galaxies that now fill the Universe. View More (2012-03-14)
New discovery is key to understanding neutrino transformations
A new discovery provides a crucial key to understanding how neutrinos - ghostly particles with multiple personalities - change identity and may help shed light on why matter exists in the universe. View More (2012-03-12)
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