Cosmology

Cosmology 101: The End

[/caption] Welcome back to the third, and last, installment of Cosmology 101. So far, we've covered the history of the…

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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Dark Statistics

[/caption] The hypothetical dark flow seen in the movement of galaxy clusters requires that we can reliably identify a clear…

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Perseus Cluster Thicker Around the Middle Than Thought

[/caption] The Japanese Suzaku X-ray telescope has just taken a close look at the Perseus galaxy cluster, and revealed it's…

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Coming to a Sky Near You: The Realm of Galaxies

[/caption] We live on a planet which orbits a star, and along with a hundred billion other stars, our Sun…

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Cosmology 101: The Present

[/caption] Welcome back! Last time, we discussed the first few controversial and eventful moments following the birth of our cosmos.…

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PAMELA Uncovers Cosmic Ray Surprise

[/caption] High energy particles called cosmic rays are constantly bombarding Earth from all directions, and have been thought to come…

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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Knots In Space

[/caption] So finally you possess that most valuable of commodities, a traversable wormhole - and somehow or other you grab…

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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Holes: The Early Years

[/caption] There's a growing view that black holes in the early universe may have been the seeds around which most…

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Cosmology 101: The Beginning

[/caption] Editor's note: The article "The Universe Could be 250 Times Bigger Than What is Observable" sparked a sizable discussion…

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Galaxy Size Matters … And This is Not a Rorschach Test

[/caption] When it comes to forming stars, the size of a galaxy does matter, according to research out today in…

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