'Monster Star' Baby Photos Captured by Giant Telescope By Clara Moskowitz published 11 July 13 A giant radio telescope in Chile has captured amazing baby photos of what will eventually be a colossal star 11,000 light-years from Earth. Even more shocking: It's still growing, scientists say.
Weird Quantum Tunneling Enables 'Impossible' Space Chemistry By Clara Moskowitz published 10 July 13 Quantum mechanics is enabling chemical reactions in space that shouldn't be possible.
Solar Flares Fire Off Antimatter Particles By Clara Moskowitz published 9 July 13 Astronomers have detected exotic antimatter particles flying from the sun during solar flares — a discovery that could help scientists understand this mysterious sibling to matter.
'Nuclear Pasta' in Neutron Stars: New Type of Matter Found By Clara Moskowitz published 26 June 13 This weird form of matter appears to limit the spin periods of such stars.
Giant Black Hole's Dust Oddity Surprises Scientists By Clara Moskowitz published 20 June 13 Dust around a supermassive black hole has been blown away from where astronomers expected to find it.
New 'Charmed' Particle Represents Rare State of Matter By Clara Moskowitz published 19 June 13 The new particle seems to be made of four quarks.
Trove of Black Holes Discovered in Andromeda Galaxy By Clara Moskowitz published 13 June 13 Andromeda has more known black holes than any galaxy besides the Milky Way.
Weird Quantum Entanglement Achieves New Record By Clara Moskowitz published 6 June 13 A new record in "heralding efficiency" means detecting entangled particles is easier than ever.
New Telescope Strategy Could Resolve Dark-Matter Mystery, Scientists Say By Clara Moskowitz published 4 June 13 NASA's Fermi telescope has seen a possible signal of dark matter, but more data is needed.
Do Black Holes Create New Universes? Q&A With Physicist Lee Smolin By Clara Moskowitz published 29 May 13 If time is real, the laws of nature may evolve over time, Smolin says.
Underground Experiment Asks Why We're Not Antimatter By Clara Moskowitz published 29 May 13 A theorized particle decay could help explain why the universe contains so little antimatter.
Exquisite Map of Cosmos Hints at Universe's Birth By Clara Moskowitz published 24 May 13 The light left over from the Big Bang may help answer some of the thorniest cosmic conundrums.
Mars Meteorite May Fetch $160,000 At Auction By Clara Moskowitz published 22 May 13 The meteorite was found in 2012 in Morocco's Sahara Desert.
Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video) By Clara Moskowitz published 21 May 13 The storms that gave rise to the Moore, Okla. tornado and others nearby were sighted from space.
World's Smallest Liquid Droplets Created in Atom Smasher By Clara Moskowitz published 18 May 13 y are 1/100,000 the size of a hydrogen atom or 1/100,000,000 the size of a typical virus.
Property of Rarest Element on Earth Measured for 1st Time By Clara Moskowitz published 16 May 13 The discovery fills in a missing piece of the periodic table.
Oops! The 5 Greatest Scientific Blunders By Clara Moskowitz published 16 May 13 The new book "Brilliant Blunders" highlights genius mistakes.
'Einstein's Planet': New Alien World Revealed by Relativity By Clara Moskowitz published 14 May 13 Astronomers used a new method to discover a planet orbiting another star.
The Hunt for Elusive Gravity Waves Heats Up By Clara Moskowitz published 2 May 13 Gravity waves, predicted by Einstein, have yet to be seen, but new advanced experiments are in the works.
Astronomer Sleuths Solve Civil War Mystery of 'Stonewall' Jackson's Death By Clara Moskowitz published 2 May 13 A trick of the moonlight might be to blame for the friendly fire that killed Jackson.
Quantum Mechanics Trick May Detect Invisible Gravity Waves By Clara Moskowitz published 2 May 13 Physicists have hunted for predicted gravitational waves without luck so far.
Crazy World: Antimatter Might Just Fall Up By Clara Moskowitz published 30 April 13 Physicists tried to test whether antigravity exists.
Controversially, Physicist Argues Time Is Real By Clara Moskowitz published 26 April 13 Science generally describes time as an illusion.
