Did the universe evolve to make black holes?
The maths underpinning Darwin`s theory of natural selection could explain how the universe may be `designed` to make black holes.
May 13 2013, 7:59 pm
Read MoreThe maths underpinning Darwin`s theory of natural selection could explain how the universe may be `designed` to make black holes.
May 13 2013, 7:59 pm
Read MoreESA`s Herschel space observatory has now run out of its supply of liquid helium coolant, ending more than three years of pioneering observations of the cool Universe.
April 30 2013, 1:51 pm
Read MoreThe 45-minute sky show, which was developed in six months, describes travel in a time machine and different landmarks of the universe.
April 29 2013, 11:15 pm
Read MoreThe universe will continue expanding and the objects which it is composed of will move apart faster, causing stars, to become fainter, although in the case of the Sun this will not happen for "more than 5 billion years".
April 24 2013, 10:47 am
Read MoreScientists have developed a method to measure the rate of the universe`s expansion using certain types of active black holes that lie at the center of many galaxies.
April 23 2013, 10:59 am
Read MoreBursts of star birth have a significantly greater effect on their host galaxy than previously thought, according to a new study.
April 26 2013, 6:52 pm
Read MoreResearchers have for the first time observed a concrete hint of what physicists believe to be the particle behind dark matter and therefore nearly a quarter of the universe-a WIMP.
April 16 2013, 10:56 am
Read MoreHawc gamma-ray telescope, which aims to capture the Universe`s highest-energy particles and light, has snapped its first-ever image.
April 15 2013, 6:21 pm
Read MoreThe rare Green Pea galaxies that were discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers` understanding of reionization - a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe, according to a new study.
April 4 2013, 3:20 pm
Read MoreThe most detailed map of background radiation from the early universe has revealed that the universe is about 13.8 billion years — 80 million years older than scientists had thought.
March 22 2013, 1:16 pm
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