Galaxy

There are probably 1 to 10 billion earthlike planets in the Milky Way

Posted in Science on 31st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers combine constraints on galaxy formation with planet formation models, yielding the Earth-like and giant planet formation histories of the Milky Way and the Universe.

Ghostly Particles from Outer Space Detected in Antarctica

Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Deep in the Antarctic ice, an observatory has spotted ghostly, nearly massless particles coming from inside our galaxy and beyond the Milky Way.

New study tracks the death of our Universe

Posted in Science on 11th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new study has measured 200,000 galaxies in an effort to chart the rate at which our Universe is outputting energy, and effectively dying.

Dark matter even darker than once thought

Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

The results show that dark matter interacts with itself even less than previously thought, and narrows down the options for what this mysterious substance might be.

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence extends to near-infrared optical signals

Posted in Science on 24th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

New instrument will scan the sky for coded pulses of infrared light.