cosmology

Black Holes? Ill Take a Medium, Please

Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists may have identified an intermediate-sized black hole for the very first time.

The core of the moon is hot

Posted in Science on 10th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

An international research team has found an extremely soft layer inside the Moon where heat is generated by the gravity of the Earth.

The black hole at the birth of the Universe

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

The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it?

Moon mystery: Why our Earth's satellite is lemon-shaped

Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The early Moon was closer to Earth than today, so its shape may have been changed by the tides.

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.