Space & PhysicsOctober 2, 2013
Watch a Short (and Fun) History of Dark Matter
Mysterious dark matter is responsible for our existence in the Milky Way galaxy, as revealed in this video for a new show at New York City’s Hayden Planetarium
Astrophysics
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2013
Center of Attention: Space Telescope May Hone in on Heart of the Milky Way in Hunt for Dark Matter
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope team is considering a new observing strategy that would focus on the center of the galaxy
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Space & PhysicsSeptember 30, 2013
Air Apparent: Pluto's Eternal Atmosphere
New observations suggest the small world's air never vanishes
Space & PhysicsSeptember 27, 2013
Cache and Not Carry: Next Mars Rover to Collect Samples for Return to Earth—Someday
NASA calls for rover instrument proposals, but some resent the space lost to storage of samples for retrieval by an unspecified future mission
Space & PhysicsSeptember 26, 2013
What Would Happen If the Center of Our Galaxy Turned into a Powerful Quazar?
New York University research scientist Gabe Perez-Giz answers questions submitted to our YouTube Space Lab Channel
September 25, 2013
“Genius” Grant Statistician Says, “I Can’t Be Anything Else”
2013 MacArthur picks include scientists taking on prosthetics, audio preservation and describing planets beyond our solar system
September 23, 2013
Universe May Be Curved, Not Flat
Anomalies in the universe's relic radiation could contradict the evidence for a level cosmos
Space & PhysicsSeptember 23, 2013
Kepler Space Telescope's Broken Wheel Could Aid Stellar Physics
Although a broken reaction wheel on NASA's Kepler spacecraft is bad news for its primary exoplanet-hunting mission, the glitch could be a boon for the study of stellar physics
September 20, 2013
Earth's Days Are Numbered
Researchers calculate that the planet will leave the sun's "habitable" zone in about 1.75 billion years
Space & PhysicsSeptember 12, 2013
Voyager 1 Finally Leaves Solar System—for Real This Time
After much debate over the murky boundary of interstellar space, a solar eruption gives scientists the evidence to say Voyager 1 has finally crossed it
September 11, 2013
Fat Gravity Particle Gives Clues to Dark Energy
Force-carrying "gravitons" with mass could help to explain the universe's accelerating expansion
September 4, 2013
Home PCs Help Pinpoint Pulsars
The distributed computing project Einstein@Home uses home computers to search through years of telescope data to find pulsars. John Matson reports.