The SciencesJune 14, 2011
Is Reality Digital or Analog? Read the Essays and Cast your Vote
Cosmology
Space & PhysicsJune 8, 2011
Shattered Expectations: Ultrabright Supernovae Defy Explanation
A rare, superluminous kind of stellar explosion does not fit into the usual supernova categories
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Space & PhysicsJune 8, 2011
Theory-Defying, Brightest Supernovae Deserve New Classification
The Universe's biggest explosions can't be explained by current theories.
June 7, 2011
The Digital Cosmos: A Brief Reading List
The SciencesJune 5, 2011
Stick Up: Antimatter Atoms Trapped for More Than 15 Minutes
CERN physicists have forced flighty atoms of antihydrogen to stick around, potentially affording a better look at how antimatter behaves
June 4, 2011
Rebooting the Cosmos: Is the Universe the Ultimate Computer? [Replay]
A World Science Festival event, from N.Y.U.'s Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Saturday, June 4, 7:45 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. ET
June 2, 2011
World Science Festival: The Dark Side of the Universe [Replay]
Live from the New York University Skirball Center, Thursday, June 2, from 8 P.M.-9:30 P.M. ET
Space & PhysicsJune 2, 2011
Dispatches from the May 2011 Dark Matter Symposium at the Space Telescope Science Institute
For four days in May, leading physicists and astronomers gathered in Baltimore to talk about the abundant but mysterious stuff that accounts for one quarter of the universe.
Space & PhysicsMay 27, 2011
Hope for Future Discoveries Both Near and Far at the American Astronomical Society Meeting
Space & PhysicsMay 26, 2011
The Real Explosions in the Sky: Supernovae Translated into Music [Video]
Space & PhysicsMay 26, 2011
Astronomical Deficit Forces Downsizing of U.S. Telescope Projects
The federal fiscal crisis is pushing NASA and National Science Foundation officials to make painful choices between present and proposed astronomy programs
Space & PhysicsMay 23, 2011
Arm's Trace: Astronomers Spot a Newfound Piece of the Milky Way Galaxy
A looping spiral arm of gas some 70,000 light-years away seems to preserve the galaxy's spiral symmetry