Read more universe stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6188/universe.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:40:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72802/farthest-ever-star-blast-from-ancient-cosmos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAstronomers have detected a cosmic object more distant than any ever seen: a gamma ray burst about 13 billion light-years from Earth. The massive, luminous burst occurred about 600 million years after the Big Bang—that is, when the universe was 4% of its current age—and only lasted for...http://www.newser.com/story/72802/farthest-ever-star-blast-from-ancient-cosmos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 8:09:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65320/monster-black-hole-sucking-up-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA monstrous black hole near the center of a distant galaxy is sucking up stars, gas and dust, and spitting out baby stars, NASA scientists have discovered. The black hole is 100 million times the mass of the sun, reports the Telegraph . It lies at the center of a galaxy...http://www.newser.com/story/65320/monster-black-hole-sucking-up-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 7:26:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56963/space-blob-stumps-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gigantic blob at the edge of the universe is forcing scientists to rethink their ideas on how galaxies form, reports the BBC. The radiation-emitting object 12.9 billion light years away is one of the most distant—and consequently oldest—things ever seen by astronomers, and is much bigger...http://www.newser.com/story/56963/space-blob-stumps-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 7:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50874/alien-life-inevitable-astronomer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists now believe there could be as many habitable planets in the cosmos as there are stars, and that makes life’s existence elsewhere “inevitable” over billions of years, says one. “It is sort of like running an experiment in your refrigerator—turn it off and something will grow in there,...http://www.newser.com/story/50874/alien-life-inevitable-astronomer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 12:21:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42317/secret-to-dark-matter-may-be-underground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinerals aren’t the only prize in a mine—scientists travel underground to search for elusive dark matter, the invisible substance that may make up 95% of the universe’s mass, the Wall Street Journal reports. Delicate equipment seeks to detect the stuff in the form of particles known as wimps. Above...http://www.newser.com/story/42317/secret-to-dark-matter-may-be-underground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Nov 2008 14:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37849/glitch-stalls-atom-smasher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Large Hadron Collider, the $5-billion, 17-mile experiment seeking answers to the universe’s deepest mysteries, hit a snag within hours of its Sept. 10 launch, but its overseer did not report the malfunction for a week, the Daily Telegraph reports. A 30-ton transformer in the cooling system broke, causing tests...http://www.newser.com/story/37849/glitch-stalls-atom-smasher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 12:40:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22221/exploding-star-brightest-object-ever-seen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLight from a star that exploded billions of years before the Earth was formed have been spotted by terrestrial astronomers, Space.com reports. The gamma-ray burst from halfway across the universe was the most distant object ever seen by the naked eye, and the brightest object ever observed by humans....http://www.newser.com/story/22221/exploding-star-brightest-object-ever-seen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Mar 2008 9:26:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21544/top-10-planet-earth-puzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget deep-space exploration; even basic questions about Earth still have scientists scratching their heads, LiveScience reports. A panel of geologists and planetary scientists lists its top lingering mysteries. How did Earth form into such a distinct body? What happened during Earth's first 500 million years? How did life start on...http://www.newser.com/story/21544/top-10-planet-earth-puzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Mar 2008 15:12:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15705/gates-sees-stars-donates-10m-to-scope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Gates and Bill Simonyi—space geeks and Microsoft billionaires both—are donating $30 million to the Chilean-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Guardian reports. The $400 million endeavor, scheduled to be working in 2015, will snap pics of the sky with a 3,200 megapixel digital camera every 15...http://www.newser.com/story/15705/gates-sees-stars-donates-10m-to-scope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jan 2008 16:05:28 CST