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Scientists Discover Where the Milky Way’s Missing Mass Went

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 30, 2016 12:53 AM EDT

The question is where the rest of ordinary matter made of neutrons, protons and electrons went to.

The immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest massive galactic neighbor, is about six times larger and 1,000 times more massive than previously measured.

Galaxies 'Waste' Heavy Elements That can Potentially Form Planets

Ana Verayo |

Jun 07, 2016 07:22 AM EDT

New data reveals how galaxies are "wasting" heavy elements such as oxygen, carbon and iron by ejecting them into deep space to form halos.

Color image of the cluster taken with Hubble Space Telescope (images in three different filters were combined to make an RGB image). In the inset we show three spectra of the multiply imaged systems. They have peaks at the same wavelength, hence showing t

This is the Faintest and Most Distant Galaxy Ever Detected

Ana Verayo |

May 23, 2016 06:55 AM EDT

Astronomers have detected the faintest galaxy ever at 13 billion light years away from Earth.

Chandra Captures Image Of Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy

Young Driver Says He's an Alien who will Destroy Earth if Police Tow His Car

Julio Cachila |

Apr 28, 2016 01:12 PM EDT

A young driver in Zhejiang province tried to avoid getting his car towed by police by saying he belongs to royalty outside the planet, and if his car gets towed, he’ll be forced to destroy planet earth.

From Dinosaurs' Extinction to Human Life Form: Harvard Physicist Proposes a Profound Theory About Why Humans Exist

Charissa Echavez |

Nov 16, 2015 10:06 AM EST

A physicist from Harvard University Lisa Randall proposed a profound theory how dinosaurs' extinction led to human life forms in her latest book Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs.

India Launched Its First-Ever Space Observatory Satellite

Vlad Tverdohleb |

Sep 28, 2015 04:17 PM EDT

At 10:00 a.m., Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C30) successfully launched India's multi-wavelength space observatory Astrosat, along with six foreign customer satellites into orbit.

Astronomers Discover Andromeda's Massive Gas Halo, Which Extends Near the Earth

Marco Foronda |

May 10, 2015 11:05 PM EDT

Astronomers discover a massive gas halo around Andromeda and is noted to extend near the Earth.

This Hubble image features dark knots of gas and dust known as

Water is Already Abundant in the Universe After the Big Bang

Ana Verayo |

Apr 29, 2015 07:12 AM EDT

A new study shows that water was already present in the universe shortly after the Big Bang, just one billion years after.

Two Telescopes Cooperate to Detect the Most Distant Planets

Marco Foronda |

Apr 15, 2015 10:05 AM EDT

The discovery showcases how Spitzer can be used in solving the puzzle of how planets are distributed throughout our flat, spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy.