The Hypernova of VY Canis Majoris
20th Apr, 2011
What is the largest star in the universe: the Hypergiant star known as VY Canis Majoris
The Decay of Heaven
25th Jan, 2011
A universe that is expanding and accelerating has bleak implications
The First Earth-Sized World of the Kepler Space Telescope
17th Jan, 2011
After gathering and analyzing over 8 months of data transmitted from the spacecraft, the Kepler Science Team announced the discovery of the first rocky, Earth-sized world: Kepler 10b
What Caused the Big Bang?
9th Jan, 2011
The question of what caused the Big Bang is one of the most difficult facing humanity. We may never find an answer, and even if we do, we probably won't understand it.
Where Are the First Stars and Galaxies?
28th Dec, 2010
There is a big gap in our observations from the CMB to the first galaxies almost a billion years later. The James Webb Space Telescope will help close that gap by looking for the first star
Why is the Sky Dark at Night?
4th Sep, 2010
Why is the Sky Dark at Night? It might seem like a silly question, but if all the light from the stars that ever lived shone throughout the universe, then the night sky would be as bright as day. It's called Olber's paradox and this video attempts to answer the question, So, why is that?