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Black holes may lurk in unexpected placesWhere in the cosmos might black holes be hiding? Marcus Chown looks behind the sofa
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Black holes may lurk in unexpected places
Where in the cosmos might black holes be hiding? Marcus Chown looks behind the sofaFeatures - 16 May 2008Was Einstein religious?
Some of the most famous quotes attributed to him suggest he was - namely, "God does not play dice with the universe."But a handwritten letter that the great physicist wrote to the philosopher Eric Gutkind in 1954, a year before...Blog - 16 May 2008How information escapes from a black hole
A new study bolsters the idea that quantum fuzziness smoothes out a black hole's destructive 'singularity', allowing information to escapeBreaking News - 16 May 2008Space shuttle replacement may make water landings
Splashing down in the sea would shave 500 kg off of the Orion crew capsule, but seawater could damage equipmentBreaking News - 15 May 2008Astronomers measure temperature of the early universe
Measurements of a distant galaxy's gas suggest the universe was about three times warmer 11 billion years ago than it is todayBreaking News - 15 May 2008Europe's first crewed spaceship on the horizon
The European Space Agency may convert its new space cargo ship for human use – but the first flights are likely a decade awayBreaking News - 15 May 2008Did God create little green men?
Forget trying to count the number of angels on the head of a pin - there's an even more critical theological question weighing on the minds of Vatican astronomers: did God create little green men?In an interview published today in...Blog - 14 May 2008Jupiter moon's poles 'wandered' far and wide
Europa's icy outer shell may have slipped about 80° within the last 60 million years, carrying the moon's polar regions towards the equatorBreaking News - 14 May 2008Victorian supernova helps fill missing link
A supernova remnant near the centre of our galaxy turns out to be only 140 years old – the discovery fills a gap in the astronomical recordNews - 14 May 2008ET poses no problem for Vatican
The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of 'extraterrestrial brothers'Breaking News - 14 May 2008
