News articles tagged with 'cosmology'
Gas rich galaxies confirm prediction of modified gravity theory
— 23 Feb 2011 17:43 | AstronomyRecent data for gas rich galaxies precisely match predictions of a modified theory of gravity know as MOND according to a new analysis by University of Maryland Astronomy Professor…
Universe chaotic from very beginning
— 8 Sep 2010 12:06 | PhysicsSeven years ago Northwestern University physicist Adilson E. Motter conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. Now he and a colleague…
Probing the dark side of the universe
— 21 May 2010 11:03 | AstronomyAdvancing into the next frontier in astrophysics and cosmology depends on our ability to detect the presence of a particular type of wave in space, a primordial gravitational wave.…
Cosmology's best standard candles get even better
— 19 May 2009 14:37 | AstronomyMembers of the international Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory), a collaboration among the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a consortium of French…
Earth not centre of the Universe, surrounded by 'dark energy'
— 19 Dec 2008 12:28 | AstronomyEarth's location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British…
Simulation could solve mystery of 'dark matter'
— 5 Nov 2008 18:00 | AstronomyThe search for a mysterious substance which makes up most of the Universe could soon be at an end, according to new research. Dark matter is believed to account for 85 per cent of the…
Europeans unite to tap early Universe for secrets of fundamental physics
— 26 May 2008 18:10 | PhysicsThe future of fundamental physics research lies in observing the early Universe and developing models that explain the new data obtained. The availability of much higher resolution…
Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured with RAS medals and prizes
— 9 Jan 2008 13:58 | AstronomyThe Royal Astronomical Society, the UK's voice for professional astronomers, today announced the recipients of the Society's medals and prizes for 2008. The medal and prize winners…
Dilaton could affect abundance of dark matter particles
— 2 Oct 2007 04:04 | PhysicsThe amount of dark matter left over from the early universe may be less than previously believed. Research published in the open access journal PMC Physics A shows that the 'relic abundance'…
Cosmologists predict a static universe in 3 trillion years
— 24 May 2007 18:09 | AstronomyWhen Dutch astronomer Willem de Sitter proposed a static model of the universe in the early 1900s, he was some 3 trillion years ahead of his time. Now, physicists Lawrence Krauss from…
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