universe
Case made for the existence of a 'ninth planet'
Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The planet would have 10 times the mass of Earth. Astronomers have an idea where it ought to be in the sky, and we might expect a campaign to try to track it down.
Water ice found on the surface of comet 67P
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
For the first time, scientists have spotted large patches of water ice on the surface of a comet, thanks to instruments aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter.
Astronomers Want to Build A Forty Foot Space Telescope to Find the Next Earth
Posted in Hardware on 8th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
To achieve this, well need a spacecraft more advanced than anything humans have built, a telescope with 10x the seeing power of Hubble.
Astronomers Spot Neutrinos Released 1 Second after Big Bang
Posted in Featured, Science on 28th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
The cosmic neutrino background could provide more details about the universe as it once was.
'Most distant' Solar System object spied
Posted in Science on 11th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Observations with Japan's Subaru telescope reveal an object to be some 15.5 billion km from the Sun, about three times further away than even far-flung Pluto.