cosmology
The core of the moon is hot
Posted in Science on 10th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
An international research team has found an extremely soft layer inside the Moon where heat is generated by the gravity of the Earth.
The black hole at the birth of the Universe
Posted in Science on 8th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it?
Moon mystery: Why our Earth's satellite is lemon-shaped
Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
The early Moon was closer to Earth than today, so its shape may have been changed by the tides.
Determining the age of stars with sound waves
Posted in Science on 8th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
One of the long-standing difficulties in astrophysics has been a way to accurately determine the age of a star.
Astronomy: Planets in chaos
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
The discovery of thousands of star systems wildly different from our own has demolished ideas about how planets form.