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Gaia space observatory could discover 70,000 new Jupiters
Posted in Hardware on 9th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
After a 20-year search, astronomers have uncovered a grand total of 1,900 planets residing outside of the Solar System.
How Gravity Explains Why Time Never Runs Backward
Posted in Science on 6th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The problem of the arrow of time has been boggling minds forever...
Astronomers discover first "ice giant" exoplanet
Posted in Science on 28th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
This is the first time anyone has spotted a twin for our so-called ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune.
Late Bloomer Galaxies Help Us Understand Star Formation
Posted in Featured, Science on 16th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A new study details why some galaxies appear to produce stars at a much slower rate compared to others.
How to Measure Distance in Space
Posted in Science on 12th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Looking up to the stars, it can sometimes feel like everything sits on a single, two-dimensional sheet held up above us. How do we know it doesn't?