When mammoth galaxy clusters collide in a ‘cosmic free-for-all’

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Washington, April 17 (ANI): By combining information from three different telescopes, scientists are learning what happens when some of the largest galaxy clusters in the Universe collide with each other in a cosmic free-for-all. Galaxy clusters are the largest objects bound by gravity in the Universe. Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray ...

EUR/USD Daily Commentary for 4.8.09

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

The EUR/USD is strengthening after yesterday's large losses in the wake of a better than expected trade balance number out of Germany coupled with encouraging German factory orders data. Germany's trade balance seems to be bottoming out, indicating stabilization in its export industry. Though Germany's factory orders data came in below ...

‘God Particle’ hidden at lower mass, say physicists

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

London, March 14 (ANI): New findings have suggested that the Higgs boson, or the 'God Particle', is not a relatively high-mass particle, and physicists looking for it would have to search for a lower mass particle. The findings have come from Tevatron particle accelerator at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ...

‘God Particle’ hidden at lower mass, say physicists

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

London, March 14 (ANI): New findings have suggested that the Higgs boson, or the 'God Particle', is not a relatively high-mass particle, and physicists looking for it would have to search for a lower mass particle. The findings have come from Tevatron particle accelerator at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ...

Geologists map rocks to soak CO2 from air

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Washington, March 6 (ANI): In a new report, geologists have mapped large rock formations in the United States that can also absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), which they say might be artificially harnessed to do the task at a vastly increased pace. The ...

Billie Piper ‘to play single mum in ITV drama’

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

London, March 3 (ANI): Brit actress Billie Piper may star as a struggling single mother in an ITV drama. The former Doctor Who star, who welcomed her son Winston with hubby Lawrence Fox in October last year, would reportedly play the ...

Strong winds and powerful radiation detected in Carina Nebula

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Munich, Feb 13 (ANI): The latest image by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has detected strong winds and powerful radiation coming from an armada of massive stars in the Carina Nebula. The large and beautiful image displays the full variety of this impressive skyscape, spattered with clusters of young stars, large ...