Universe
The Universe, Crisp and Clear
The next generation of adaptive optics has arrived at the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, providing astronomers with a new level of image sharpness never…
The cosmic burp of dying stars
The mysteries of the Universe and how we came to be are set to be unlocked by a technique for modelling fluids, similar to one which is becoming increasingly…
Discovery of New Type of Supernova May Shed Light on Universe
The first two types of supernova are either hot, young giants that go out in a violent display as they collapse under their own weight, or old, dense, white…
Brightest galaxies tend to cluster in busiest parts of universe, study finds
For more than a decade, astronomers have been puzzled by bright galaxies in the distant universe that appear to be forming stars at phenomenal rates. What…
X-ray Discovery Points to Location of Missing Matter
This missing matter — which is different from dark matter — is composed of baryons, the particles, such as protons and electrons, that are found on the Earth,…
Black holes — gas blowers of the Universe
A super-massive black hole acts like a lurking “monster” at the centre of the galaxy which swallows the surrounding material through the intensity of its…