15 potential planets in habitable zones found by citizen scientists
Amateurs spot a signal in the Kepler data that is later verified by scientists.
Matthew Francis / Associate Writer
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Binary star systems make for unstable planets
A system's galactic neighbors will throw orbits into chaos.
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Star formation drives huge bubbles in the Milky way
Bubbles' electrons move at 1,000km a second, cover 1/4 of Milky Way's diameter.
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Half of Andromeda's satellite galaxies orbit in a mysterious disk
Disk defies easy explanation, but may be aligned with Milky Way.
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Quantum measurements on one island determine behavior on another
A quantum eraser works instantly over 144km.
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Holey metal, Batman! Extraordinary optics make it appear transparent
Two wave types contribute to extraordinary optical transmission through metal.
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Biggest black holes may be ten times more massive than we thought
Two methods for estimating mass give very different results.
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Threatening (to discover) quantum gravity with a big metal bar
Vibrations of AURIGA detector set limits on deviations from quantum mechanics.
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Cosmic alcohol, vintage seven billion years, measures physical constant
Confirms the proton-electron mass ratio has been constant since.
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Schrödinger's gardenia: Does biology need quantum mechanics?
A review of the processes that might exploit quantum weirdness.
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Astronomers locate a miniature quasar in Andromeda
Object is swallowing matter as fast as physics will let it.
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How twin GRAILs use gravity to map the Moon's interior
Relative motion of satellites can pinpoint density differences in lunar interior.
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Astronomers discover youngest protostar yet observed
Possible future star hasn't even started fusion yet.
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Ancient quasar imaged when the Universe lacked heavy metal
Nothing heavier than helium in the neighborhood.
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Craters on Mercury are oases for water ice, organic molecules
Polar region holds material left over from the early days of the solar system.
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Astronomers puzzled over huge black hole in the middle of small galaxy
Violates established relationship between black holes, galactic bulges masses.
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Locating the biggest fish in the cosmic ocean
Tracking the evolution of galaxy clusters to pin down dark energy.
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Dwarf planet Makemake an airless world of ice and rock
Dwarf planet is a mishmash of features shared with Pluto, Eris, and Haumea
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Finding a direction of time in exotic particle transformations
Entangled B mesons show that time has an arrow on the smallest scales.
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Molecules given the big chill
"Sisyphus cooling" uses light to slow molecules to near absolute zero.
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Misaligned planets left behind when a parent evaporates
An evaporating star may explain planets that orbit backwards.
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Missing gamma rays were abducted by light from the first stars
Strong indirect evidence for the formation of the first stars in the cosmos.
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Quantum entanglement shows that reality can't be local
Either that, or faster-than-light communications is a go.
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First black widow pulsar found from gamma ray observations
Neutron star is both devouring and evaporating a companion star.
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Stars hiding in dark matter halos made early galaxies look big
Insignificant in visible light, halo stars are big in the infrared background.