Space & PhysicsJune 1, 2012
Vestiges of Violence: Towering Gamma-Ray Jets Point to Past Outbursts from Milky Way's Black Hole
Black hole jets had previously been detected in other galaxies, but not in ours
Galaxies
Space & PhysicsMay 25, 2012
Australia and South Africa To Share Square-Kilometer Array Telescope
The split will eventually see South Africa receiving the majority of the project's 3,000 dishes, and Australia will host the low-frequency radio antennas
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Space & PhysicsMay 2, 2012
Big Gulp: Flaring Galaxy Marks the Messy Demise of a Star in a Supermassive Black Hole
A close look at a distant cataclysm indicates that the black hole's victim was a red giant star
Space & PhysicsApril 27, 2012
Space Shuttle Swan Songs: Enterprise and Discovery Fly their Final Missions [Slide Show]
Washington, D.C. and New York City greet the retiring shuttles
Space & PhysicsApril 12, 2012
NASA's High-Flying SOFIA Observatory Peers into a Starburst Galaxy
To look to the heavens, the SOFIA observatory takes to the skies. Whereas telescope builders trying to give astronomers a clear look at the skies generally seek out arid mountaintops , where atmospheric distortion is minimal, a new telescope mounted on the side of a Boeing 747 does them one better.
Space & PhysicsApril 10, 2012
Giant Radio Telescope May Get Two Homes on Opposite Sides of Earth
A split-site solution could allow both Australia and South Africa to host parts of the Square Kilometer Array
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2012
A New Radio Telescope Will Scan for E.T's Calls
A giant telescope will soon begin its search for the first stars and galaxies
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2012
Space Age Wasteland: Debris in Orbit Is Here to Stay
Even without future launches, low Earth orbit will remain polluted
Space & PhysicsMarch 13, 2012
Spacecraft Aims to Expose Violent Hearts of Galaxies
The low-cost NuSTAR mission is designed to tap into the unexplored upper regions of the X-ray spectrum
The SciencesMarch 12, 2012
South Africa Wins Panel's Backing to Host Square Kilometer Array Scope
South Africa wins science panel's backing to host SKA telescope
March 6, 2012
Dark Matter Clump Furrows Brows
Dark matter doesn't usually collide much with itself or with ordinary matter, but it appears to be uncharacteristically clumping in the galaxy cluster A520. John Matson reports
Space & PhysicsMarch 1, 2012
When 14 Billion Years Just Isn't Enough Time
Some say its glory days are long gone, but the universe has life in it yet. Brand-new types of celestial phenomena will unfold over the coming billions and trillions of years