The most distant object in theuniverse
Galaxies with extremely large redshifts are hard to detect as the radiation they emit shifts to longer wavelengths that are easily absorbed by giant intergalactic hydrogen clouds. Another problem is t...
String theory tops thebest-seller list
String theory is seen as a way of reconciling Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum mechanics. According to the theory, the fundamental particles and their interactions are generated by t...
Science chooses accelerating universe as “Breakthrough of the Year”
Astronomers have known for decades that the universe is expanding, based on measurements of the “red shift” of light emitted by galaxies. According to the standard cosmological model, ther...
Uniform universe
The 1995 image was taken in a small patch near the Big Dipper constellation, which astronomers previously thought was completely blank. This new image taken by the Space Telescope Science Institute an...
Quasar images confirm potential of virtual telescopes
HALCA was launched by Japanese astronomers in 1997 to detect radio signals at wavelengths that that are difficult to detect from the ground. In addition to conducting their own observations, the HALCA...
The universe glows
COBE first hit both the scientific and international headlines in the early nineties when it confirmed that the cosmic background radiation followed a blackbody spectrum, and later when it detected fl...
Holes in a final theory?
Reviewed by Bernard Carr. There are a some ideas in science – usually those that try to extend it in unorthodox directions, or which trespass too far into the domain of metaphysics – that ...
Axis row rolls on
An old debate on the universe was reborn this month
Read article: Axis of universe debate rumbles on
Axis of universe debate rumbles on
A modern, media-fuelled controversy?
