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Astronomers find most Earth-like planets yet

This undated handout artist concept provided by Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows the newly discovered planets named Kepler-62e and -f. Scientists using NASA's Kepler telescope have found two distant planets that are in the right place and are the right size for potential life. This handout image from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows an artist concept of what these two planets, called Kepler-62-e and Kepler-62-f look like. The larger planet in the left corner is somewhat covered by ice and is f, which is farther from the star. The planet below it is e, which is slightly warmer and has clouds and may be a water world.  AP PHOTO/HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS

Using a potent NASA space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life might exist, astronomers said Thursday they have found the most Earth-like candidates yet.

Posted: April 19th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories,Photos & Videos,Science and Health | Read More »

Most detailed image of ancient Universe unveiled

This image released March 21, 2013 by the ESA and Planck Collaboration shows the afterglow of the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background, as detected by the European Space Agency's Planck space probe. The radiation was imprinted on the sky when the universe was 370,000 years old. It shows tiny temperature fluctuations that correspond to regions of slightly different densities, representing the seeds of all future structure: the stars and galaxies of today.  AP PHOTO/ESA, PLANCK COLLABORATION VIA NASA)

A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our Universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.

Posted: March 22nd, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »

World won’t end Dec. 21, astronomers say

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A group of Filipino astronomers and planetary scientists pushing for the creation of a “Philippine Space Agency” is the latest members of the scientific community to debunk the Dec. 21, 2012, doomsday myth.

Posted: December 15th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories,Science and Health | Read More »

‘Diamond-rich super-Earth’ planet discovered

TWINKLE, TWINKLE. Artist’s rendition released by Yale University shows planet’s interior twice the size of Earth. In an Oct. 11 statement, Yale scientists say that a rocky planet orbiting a sun-like star is a diamond planet. AFP

Twinkling stars are not the only diamonds in the sky. Scientists reported on Thursday the existence of a “diamond planet” twice the size of Earth and eight times its mass, zooming around a nearby star.

Posted: October 13th, 2012 in Featured Gallery,Latest Business Stories,Photos & Videos,Science and Health | Read More »

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