astronomy

Mysterious Radio Burst Detected From Deep Space

Posted in Featured, Science on 12th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists Have 'No Handle on What They Are'

Determining the age of stars with sound waves

Posted in Science on 8th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

One of the long-standing difficulties in astrophysics has been a way to accurately determine the age of a star.

Astronomy: Planets in chaos

Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The discovery of thousands of star systems wildly different from our own has demolished ideas about how planets form.

Giant space telescope could detect hints ot life on exoplanets

Posted in Hardware on 2nd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The telescope would be capable of analyzing the light from planets the size of the Earth in orbit around other nearby stars.

Athena: Europe plans huge X-ray space telescope

Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Europe has initiated the process that should lead to the biggest X-ray space telescope ever built.