Latest articles by Michael Schirber
Public confidence in the "constants" of nature may be at an all time low. Recent research has found evidence that the value of certain fundamental parameters may have been different in the past.
The technology entrepreneur will join the Soyuz TMA-7 crew for a scheduled October 1 launch.
Rare occultation may reveal new information on Pluto’s moon Charon.
A stellar rumble across the galaxy gives insight into neutron stars.
The first known world of its kind in a gravitationally challenging setup.
Deep impact confirms that comets aren't mostly ice, as was once thought.
New research pictures the distortions caused by a spinning black hole.
Finding calls into question the connection between high altitude clouds and global warming.
The “Millennium Run” simulates the largest chunk of the universe yet.
X-ray flashes and gamma ray bursts my share a special relationship.
Extrasolar planet found with seven-and-a-half times the mass of Earth.
A search for the remains of a nearby stellar explosion has come up empty.
Two dense stars whipping around each other at breakneck speed may be the strongest known source of Einstein's space-trembling gravity waves.
To hit a dark object traveling thousands of miles per hour in the void of space, it helps to know exactly how big your target is.
A telescope designed to study galaxies is picking up dramatic stellar outbursts for free. It also sees the occasional asteroid, satellite, and an assortment of space debris.
A map of the outer suburbs of the Andromeda galaxy finds that its rotating disk of stars is three times bigger than previously measured.
Although previously suspected, astronomers now have clear evidence that gamma ray bursts come in separate varieties.
New computer model finds possible reason behind an ancient bombardment of the Moon, plus neatly explains how the giant planets came to travel their current paths.
Recent research shows that the solar speeds can be accurately measured by observing a relatively deep layer of the Sun’s atmosphere – far beneath where the winds are though to originate.
