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The Observable Universe has 2 trillion galaxies which is 10x more than previous estimates
Posted in Science on 14th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
The remaining 90% will be only seen once bigger and better telescopes are developed.
WFIRST space telescope will use Gravitational microlensing to survey exoplanets
Posted in Science on 9th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
This will lead to a statistical census of exoplanets with masses greater than a tenth of the Earth's mass.
NASA approves five more years for Hubble Space Telescope
Posted in Science on 26th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
It will still be on the job when its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launches in 2018, giving astronomers a dual view of the universe.
Hubble Telescope clocks a faster rate of cosmic expansion
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought.
Kepler telescope discovers 100 Earth-sized planets
Posted in Science on 11th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
It has also detected nine small planets within so-called habitable zones, where conditions are favourable for liquid water, and potentially life.