Astronomy
LIGO Scientists who Detected Gravitational Waves Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
For their immeasurable contributions to the discovery of gravitational waves, Caltech professors Kip S. Thorne and Barry C. Barish, and…
Determining the Mass of the Milky Way Using Hypervelocity Stars
Researchers from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have devised a new way to measure the mass of our galaxy…
Old Mars Odyssey Data Indicates Presence of Ice Around Martian Equator
After re-examining old data from the Mars Odyssey mission, a team of scientists has found evidence for the presence of…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to 2019
The most powerful space telescope ever built will have to wait on the ground for a few more months into…
New Study Says Earth Avoided a “Carbon Overdose” During Formation
A new study has indicated that the depletion of carbon from Earth-forming materials may have been essential to life here…
Elon Musk Reveals Further Plans to Colonize Mars and Make Aerospace Transit a Reality
At the International Astronautical Congress this week, Elon Musk revealed his plans to conduct missions to Mars and provide aerospace…
New Study Sheds Light on How Earth and Mars Formed
A new study by researchers from the University of Bristol has shed new light on how the planets like Earth…
LIGO and Virgo Observatories Detect Black Holes Colliding
The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors recently made the first simultaneous detection of gravitational waves, ushering in a new…
New Study Provides Explanation for Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice
A new study by members of the New Horizons team has provided an explanation for Pluto's mysteries "bladed terrain".
Newly Discovered Star Cluster Analyzed by Gaia Probe
A new study by a team of international astronomers studies the newly-discovery Gaia 1 star cluster, resulting in new estimates…