"Death Star" Galaxy Found Blasting Smaller Neighbor

"The supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy is blasting a smaller neighbor with a violent energy jet—earning it the moniker the "Death Star" galaxy—scientists announced today."

Scientists find huge hole in the universe

US scientists have found a giant hole in the universe, measuring almost a billion light-years across and completely empty of any matter, dark or otherwise, a study said Friday. "Not only has no one ever found a void this big, but we've never even expected to find one this...

Recent NASA probes found evidence that life began in comets

"Recent probes by NASA to investigate comets overwhelmingly suggest that life in the universe started inside them says the latest research paper by a team of Cardiff University scientists led by Professor Chandra Wickremesinghe. “Evidence of clay -and clay cannot form...

Uranus has no diamonds after all

Hunting for diamonds on Uranus or Neptune would be a lost cause, say the authors of a new study. Contrary to previous suggestions, these two planets do not have enough carbon to make diamonds, they say – but white dwarf stars do. ...