Planck captures 'embers' of Big Bang
A space telescope designed to peer into the enigma of the Big Bang has served up its first overall image of the cosmos, say scientists.
The picture "is an extraordinar
Japanese probe yields insights into Moon
Japanese astronomers say they have found traces of a mineral that adds an important piece of knowledge to the puzzle of the Moon's geological past.
Using sensors onboa
First pics of faraway planet confirmed
Astronomers say they have confirmed the first ever direct image of a planet orbiting a Sun like star.
Scientists led by Dr David Lafreniere from the
Galactic monster mystery solved
Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for a weird monstrous looking bright green gas cloud floating in intergalactic space.
The mysterious cloud was disc
Raging storm detected on faraway world
A Jupiter-like world orbiting a star 150 light-years away has searing temperatures and winds blasting at speeds up to 10,000 kilometres per hour, according to astronomers.
New theory on how to see inside black holes
A team of astrophysicists have developed a formula for how to gaze into the strange and unknown workings of one of the most powerful forces in the universe - a black hole.
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