Cosmology

Are Pulsars Giant Permanent Magnets?

[/caption] Some of the most bizarre phenomena in the universe are neutron stars. Very few things in our universe can…

13 years ago

Do Galaxies Recycle Their Material?

[/caption] It's a great question that's now been validated by the Hubble Space Telescope. Recent observations have shown how galaxies…

13 years ago

Cosmic Particle Accelerators – Let’s Dance!

[/caption] Are you ready to dance with a new discovery? ESA's Cluster satellites are playing the tune of cosmic particle…

13 years ago

Antique Stars Could Help Solve Mysteries Of Early Milky Way

[/caption] Utilizing ESO's giant telescopes located in Chile, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have been examining "antique" stars. Located…

13 years ago

Keck Observatory Locates Two Clouds Of Pristine Gas From The Beginning of Time

[/caption] Is there any place in space which hasn't been affected by time? The answer is yes. Thanks to some…

13 years ago

The Expanding Universe – Credit To Hubble Or Lemaitre?

[/caption] Perhaps one of the greatest astronomical discoveries of the 20th century may have gone down in the history books…

13 years ago

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Inconstant Supernovae?

[/caption] Given the importance of Type 1a supernovae as the standard candles which demonstrate that the universe’s expansion is actually…

13 years ago

Did A Supernova Shape Our Solar System?

[/caption] Away in space some 4.57 billion years ago, in a galaxy yet to be called the Milky Way, a…

13 years ago

Absorption Lines Shed New Light on 90 Year Old Puzzle

[/caption] Using the Gemini North Telescope, astronomers studying the central region of the Milky Way have discovered 13 diffuse interstellar…

13 years ago

Are Black Holes Planet Smashers?

[/caption] Some supermassive black holes are obscured by oddly shaped dust clouds which resemble doughnuts. These clouds have been an…

13 years ago