Dark Matter
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…
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…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Situation Cloudy
[/caption] Most people agree that the Magellanic Clouds are in orbit around the Milky Way. What's not clear is whether…
Hunt for Dark Matter Closes in at the LHC
[/caption] From an Imperial College London press release: Physicists say they are closer than ever to finding the source of…
Black Holes and Dark Matter: Tag! You’re It…
[/caption] We only know they're there because we can feel them in the dark... Feel their gravity, that is. Like…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Through A Lens Darkly
[/caption] Massive galactic clusters - which are roughly orientated in a plane that is roughly face-on to Earth - can…
Missing Milky Way Dark Matter
[/caption]Although dark matter is inherently difficult to observe, an understanding of its properties (even if not its nature) allows astronomers…
Herschel Provides Gravitational Lens Bonanza
[/caption]One of the predictions of Einstein's predictions from general relativity was that gravity could distort space itself and potentially, act…
ISS Particle Detector Ready to Unveil Wonders of the Universe
[/caption] The Principal Investigator (P.I.) for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS-02) experiment, Professor Samuel Ting, says that the experiment is…
M31’s Odd Rotation Curve
Early on in astronomical history, galactic rotation curves were expected to be simple; they should operate much like the solar…