We'd like to think that astronomical science has it all "down pat," but the universe is steadfastly determined to keep throwing astronomers curve balls that undermine even their best theories. First, it was a...
"Aliens calling? Signals detected from beyond Solar System Scientists in South Africa have detected radio signals from beyond the solar system for the first time – prompting a wave of excitement over who, or what,...
"It is a scene from a galaxy far far away.Star Wars fanatics Rebecca Di Madeiros and Bill Duda were so obsessed with the blockbuster movies, they wanted the force to be with them for their special day.The couple, who...
Monday brought sweeping managment changes for the LA Galaxy: coach Ruud Gullit resigned and general manager Alexi Lalas was fired."Los Angeles Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit has resigned and president and general manager...
On the day after the 20 years anniversary of Wayne Gretzky's trade to the LA Kings it seems the another world star has lost his luster. The highly publicized transfer of David Beckham wasn't enough to bring the MLS...
"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared eyes. ...
"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...
Well 4 years is along time in celebrity world and what with the unexpected England re-call for superstar soccer husbad David Beckham it wouldn't surprise anyone to see the familly back at Beckingham Palace UK for...
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The Milky Way galaxy weighs about 1 trillion times as much as our sun, according to a new estimate.
Previous estimates had ranged from 750 billion solar masses to up to 2 trillion. Lately, researchers have been...
Major NASA Announcement , Object found in Our Galaxy
We will post a streaming link when NASA Listen Here The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its...
Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a dynamical side. They have close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers...
" Are there any aliens? Is there any life in the other planets? Do we live alone in our galaxy? all of these are very important questions that always have confuse all of us and many astronaumer and scientists.Now,...
"Peanut-Star System - In a repeating cycle, one star moves to the front and blocks our view of the other. From Earth, the star system brightens and dims, as we see light from two stars, then only one star. The two...
Douglas Adams' seminal radio program has turned thirty, but the number that fans remember is 42: a supercomputer's answer to the question, "what is the meaning of life?".Theories abound, from hidden Lewis Carroll...
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"Monty Python comedian Eric Idle in his popular Galaxy Song has it that our galaxy is 100,000 light years side-to-side and 16,000 light years thick.
One of the world's leading astronomers said Wednesday that one of the world's funniest songwriters was more accurate than...