Space

  1. Space

    Galactic smashup leaves dark matter debris

    Find in ‘train wreck’ cluster forces astronomers to re-think theories about relationship between mysterious dark matter and galaxies.

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  2. Physics

    Water not so squishy under pressure

    In planets' cores, molecules may not compress tightly.

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  3. Space

    Aura of life captured in Earthshine

    Light from Earth reflected off the moon contains the kind of information that could prove useful in the characterization of faraway exoplanets.

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  4. Physics

    Loose cable blamed for speedy neutrinos

    In uncovering a technical flaw, physicists now know why an experimental result that couldn’t have been true wasn’t.

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  5. Astronomy

    Distant planet an exotic water-world

    Orb is unlike anything in the solar system.

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  6. Astronomy

    Gravitational lens

    grah-vih-TAY-shun-al LENZ n.

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  7. Physics

    Crystals may be possible in time as well as space

    A theory proposes that objects in their lowest energy state can loop through the fourth dimension forever, much as atoms arrange themselves periodically in matter.

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  8. Space

    Visible echoes reprise 19th century spectacle

    By capturing light that arrived from a stellar eruption more than 150 years ago, astronomers gain clues to its cause.

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  9. Space

    Proposed type of solar neutrino spotted

    The existence of these long-sought particles confirms theories about the fusion reactions that power the sun.

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  10. Space

    Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone

    The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.

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  11. Space

    Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind

    Measurements of the particles reveal clues about the composition of space beyond the solar system.

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  12. Space

    Solar storm

    A solar flare sets off auroras around the Arctic Circle.

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