(Phys.org)—Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology have discovered how supermassive black holes grow - and it's not what was expected.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jan 16, 2013 4.4 / 5 (20) 54 |

(Phys.org)—Astronomers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to help them chart and explain the structure and dynamics of the universe around us with unprecedented accuracy. The ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Sep 24, 2012 4.6 / 5 (10) 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by University of California, Berkeley, University of Zurich and Princeton University physicists demonstrates that the universe - at least up to a distance ...

Physics - General Physics

Mar 10, 2010 4.6 / 5 (28) 37 |

(Phys.org)—The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most powerful available to astronomers, but sometimes it too needs a helping hand. This comes in the form of Einstein's general theory of relativity, ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Mar 05, 2013 4 / 5 (8) 5 |

(Phys.org) -- Astronomers from the University of Bonn in Germany have discovered a vast structure of satellite galaxies and clusters of stars surrounding our Galaxy, stretching out across a million light years. ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Apr 25, 2012 4.2 / 5 (15) 15 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- For at least half a century, astronomers have been perplexed by so-called runaway stars; big monsters that hurtle around galaxies at some thirty kilometers per second without apparent reason. Now however, ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Nov 18, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 5 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers at The Australian National University have found evidence for the textile that forms the fabric of the Universe.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Sep 29, 2011 4.7 / 5 (28) 28 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Through observations of massive galaxy clusters, scientists have made the most precise measurements to date of the effects of dark energy and gravity on cosmological scales. This work is an ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jul 15, 2010 4.7 / 5 (34) 38 |

(Phys.org)—The Universe loves to fool our eyes, giving the impression that celestial objects are located at the same distance from Earth. A good example can be seen in this spectacular image produced by ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Dec 31, 2012 4.5 / 5 (13) 39 |

(Phys.org)—Gravity remains the dominant force on large astronomical scales, but when it comes to stars in young star clusters the dynamics in these crowded environments cannot be simply explained by the ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Feb 20, 2013 4.8 / 5 (13) 24 |

Looking deep into space, and literally peering back in time, is like experiencing the universe in a house of mirrors where everything is distorted through a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. Gravitational ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jan 12, 2011 4.7 / 5 (10) 1 |

Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, University of Chicago scientists working with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a uniquely close-up look at the brightest gravitationally ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Mar 08, 2012 4.6 / 5 (22) 29 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got a uniquely close-up look at the brightest "magnified" galaxy yet discovered.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Feb 02, 2012 5 / 5 (13) 11 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Milky Way galaxy is surrounded by some 200 compact groups of stars, containing up to a million stars each. At 13 billion years of age, these globular clusters are almost as old as the ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Feb 14, 2012 4.8 / 5 (8) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ram pressure is the drag force that results when something moves through a fluid -- much like the wind you feel in your face when bicycling, even on a still day -- and occurs in this context ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Sep 30, 2009 4.8 / 5 (11) 12