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Planet Formation Revealed?
One of the biggest unresolved questions of planet formation is how a thick disc of debris and gas surrounding young…
13.73 Billion Years – The Most Precise Measurement of the Age of the Universe Yet
NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has taken the best measurement of the age of the Universe to date. According…
Light Echos from 400 Year Old Supernova Observed for the First Time (Time-lapse Video)
Its observations like these that really give us an idea about how big the cosmos actually is. A star in…
Biggest Ever Cosmic Explosion Observed 7.5 Billion Light Years Away
A record-breaking gamma ray burst was observed yesterday (March 19th) by NASA's Swift satellite. After red-shift observations were analysed, astronomers…
When Black Holes Explode: Measuring the Emission from the Fifth Dimension
Primordial black holes are remnants of the Big Bang and they are predicted to be knocking around in our universe…
Record Breaking “Dark Matter Web” Structures Observed Spanning 270 Million Light Years Across
It is well documented that dark matter makes up the majority of the mass in our universe. The big problem…
Forget Black Holes, How Do You Find A Wormhole?
Finding a black hole is an easy task... compared with searching for a wormhole. Suspected black holes have a massive…
Flying Telescope Passes Its First Stage of Tests
Telescopes on the ground – while having all sorts of good qualities – have the disadvantage of peering through the…
Meteor Shower Throws Over 100 Meteors per Hour
With over 100 meteors per hour, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower is one of the latest mergers between Google and NASA,…
Perseus, Hero of the Night
With the Moon quickly departing early evening skies, now is the time to find a hero. Thanks to attention Comet…