Astronomy
This Star Just Shut Down
Astronomers have found a white dwarf star which has shut down its fusion reactor very recently - perhaps only 100…
Space Simulator Models the Universe
A team of physicists from the University of California have built a cluster of nearly 300 computer processors capable of…
New Molecules Discovered in Interstellar Space
Radio astronomers have discovered two molecules never before seen in space in an interstellar cloud near the centre of the…
MOST Measures the Pulse of a Star
The Canadian-built MOST space telescope has shed new light on how stars like our own Sun can actually be quite…
Ultra Cool Star Measured
Using a combination of ground and space-based telescopes, an international team of astronomers have measured the mass of an ultra-cool…
Youngest Black Hole Found?
A global team of radio astronomers think they might have found the youngest black hole or neutron star approximately 30…
Molecular Nitrogen Found Outside our Solar System
Astronomers have used the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite to detect molecular nitrogen in interstellar space. Nitrogen is common…
New Estimate for the Mass of Higgs Boson
Since its existence was first theorized in the 1960s, scientists have been searching for the mysterious Higgs boson. This subatomic…
New Simulation Improves Ideas of Galaxy Formation
A new simulation of galaxy formation developed at the University of Chicago does a much better job of predicting what…
Gas Clouds in the Whirlpool Galaxy
Astronomers studying the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) have discovered important clues which support theories of how spiral arms can last…