All Stories by Ron Cowen
- Planetary Science
Stars go kaboom, spilling cosmic secrets
Astronomers hope type 1a supernovas will help in quest to explain dark energy.
- Space
Galaxies going green
An unusual group of green, pea-shaped galaxies may be nearby analogs of remote galaxies undergoing a high rate of star formation.
- Space
Rotation may solve cosmic mystery
Astronomers propose a new explanation for the formation of the darkest galaxies in the universe.
- Space
Evidence mounts for liquid interior of a Saturn moon
Cassini researchers find additional support in the moon's plumes.
- Space
Jupiter takes it on the chin
Images reveal that an object has recently bashed into Jupiter, 15 years after the first of 21 chunks of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck the giant planet and created a memorable display of dark spots, waves and plumes.
- Space
Pairing off in the early universe
New simulations reveal that some of the first stars in the universe formed in pairs.
- Physics
Capping the length of extra dimensions
The existence of a small, elderly black hole places a new upper limit on the length of any extra dimension, a new study suggests.
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- Astronomy
Saturn’s moon may host an ocean
Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus could have delivered sodium from its underground ocean and into the planet's E ring
- Space
Iron-ic twist deepens cosmic ray puzzle
Researchers announce an intriguing new finding about the most energetic charged particles in the universe.
- Astronomy
Supernova may be in a new class
A recently discovered stellar explosion may be part of a new class of supernova.
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