Space
- Space
Iron-ic twist deepens cosmic ray puzzle
Researchers announce an intriguing new finding about the most energetic charged particles in the universe.
By Ron Cowen - Astronomy
Supernova may be in a new class
A recently discovered stellar explosion may be part of a new class of supernova.
By Ron Cowen - Tech
Proposed quantum motor runs with a kick
Scientists suggest a way to put ultracold atoms to work.
- Space
Alien visitor from afar
A speedy stellar neighbor may be a refugee from another galaxy.
By Ron Cowen - Space
Betelgeuse shrinks
A familiar star, visible to the naked eye, has shrunk dramatically in just 15 years.
By Ron Cowen - Planetary Science
Solar system’s future could be bumpy
A new study assesses the chances that two planets will collide or a planet will plunge into the sun in the next 5 billion years.
By Sid Perkins - Astronomy
Pinning down a pulsar’s age
Reporting at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, researchers suggest some of these swirling stellar remnants are older, younger by a factor of 10.
By Ron Cowen - Space
Galactic black holes may be more massive than thought
The giant black holes at the cores of massive nearby galaxies may be two to four times heftier than estimated.
By Ron Cowen - Physics
Mechanical systems all tangled up
Researchers link the motion of two ion pairs through “spooky action at a distance.”
- Space
Astrometry nabs an exoplanet
long-proposed method of searching for extrasolar planets has finally discovered one — a body six times heavier than Jupiter that orbits a dwarf star 20 light-years from Earth.
By Ron Cowen - Earth
Phytoliths as climate clues
Tiny silica plant structures from soil could track temperature changes.
By Sid Perkins - Earth
Bricks, mortar and magnetism
Medieval French castle, churches yield new data about Earth’s changing magnetic field.
By Sid Perkins