Space Science Series

Space Science Series

Study sheds light on violent asteroid crash that caused mysterious 'crater rings' on the moon

Nov 04, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Science

Some 3.8 billion years ago, the moon was a dangerous place constantly bombarded with asteroids and comets. Our celestial neighbour still bears the scars of this time, in the shape of craters. The biggest of these are...

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Space Science Series

Supercomputer Comes Closer To Proving Dark Matter Existence

Nov 03, 2016 03:39 am UTC| Science

Scientists from Germany and Hungary have just come closer to proving the existence of dark matter thanks to the use of a supercomputer. The machine crunched some numbers and came up with a prediction regarding the mass of...

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Space Science Series

Relax, the expansion of the universe is still accelerating

Oct 31, 2016 02:33 am UTC| Science

Theres been a whirlwind of commentary of late speculating that the acceleration of the expanding universe might not be real after all. It follows the publication this month of a new look at supernovae in our universe,...

Magma power: how superheated molten rock could provide renewable energy

Oct 30, 2016 23:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Iceland is about to tap into water as hot as lava. Several kilometres below ground, a drilling rig named Thor will soon penetrate the area around a magma chamber, where molten rock from the inner Earth heats up water that...

The top three scientific explanations for ghost sightings

Oct 30, 2016 21:44 pm UTC| Science

From ghosts to ghouls, witches to wizards, Halloween is the one time of the year when people come together to celebrate everything supernatural. But beyond the fancy dress and trick or treating, belief in ghosts is...

Turning diamonds' defects into long-term 3-D data storage

Oct 27, 2016 06:04 am UTC| Science

With the amount of data storage required for our daily lives growing and growing, and currently available technology being almost saturated, were in desparate need of a new method of data storage. The standard magnetic...

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Space Science Series

What the universe looks like when viewed with radio eyes

Oct 27, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Science

To the naked eye, the universe we can see on a clear night is dotted with thousands of stars, but what would it look like if human eyes could see radio waves? Deep in the Western Australian outback a radio telescope is...