universe

Cosmic inflation: Confidence lowered for Big Bang signal

Posted in Science on 22nd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists who claimed to have found a pattern in the sky left by the expansion of space just fractions of a second after the Big Bang say they are now less confident of their result.

Milky Way may have 100 million life-giving planets

Posted in Science on 6th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

It seems highly unlikely that we are alone.

Hubble captures most comprehensive picture of the Universe

Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evolving universe.

Dim matter filaments herald birth of massive new galaxy

Posted in Featured, Science on 2nd May, 2014
by Alex Muller

96 percent of the mass of the universe is dark matter, and just one percent is stars and galaxies.

Dark matter hunt:

Posted in Featured, Science on 9th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The quest to find the most mysterious particles in the Universe is entering a critical phase: