Universe

Astrophysicist Wang Jianmin offers new way to measure universe

2 Apr 2013

Astrophysicist Wang Jianmin knew the odds as he scrutinised the radiation from the vicinity of black holes. Black holes are so gravitationally hungry that not even photons can escape their grip at...

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You are here: a little perspective for a Monday morning

4 Feb 2013

A dose of space, and Carl Sagan to cure your Monday morning blues.

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2013 will be a bumper year for space science: European Space Agency

27 Jan 2013

European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency chief Jean-Jacques Dordain said.

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Channel hop

8 Jul 2012

We were going to start this column by talk-ing about how the host of Wonders of the Universe (BBC Knowledge, today at 8.55pm) looks more like a rock star than a particle physicist. And then we...

7:30PM

Nobel winners predict chilly end for humanity

4 Dec 2011

Would you rather burn or freeze to death? In the long run, humanity won't have a choice: we'll freeze, if we last that long, according to the three astronomers who will receive this year's Nobel...

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An alien view of our humble place in space

16 Aug 2011

Fifteen years ago, when scientists postulated that a Martian meteorite named Allan Hills might contain evidence of microscopic fossils of bacteria, the news was received with a mixture of...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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People making their mark on the universe

If we study the universe, we will discover significant facts about what's happening beyond our planet.

7:57PM

New theory on how it all started

While we were rolling out the red carpet, Stephen Hawking apparently didn't see fit to share with us his latest and even more intriguing theory about how it all started.

9:26PM

A brief history of wonder

The picture of Stephen Hawking, immobilised in a wheelchair with his head tilted to one side, has become an iconic image of our time.

8:33PM

Parallel Worlds - The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos

by Michio Kaku

Penguin, $128

8:55AM

Cosmic puzzle

The Planets series has finished. But in case viewers have not had enough of space, the story is taken further by a documentary posing the biggest question of all: what fate awaits not just our...

12:16PM

I much prefer a bar without the bells

I HAVE joined a gym. There is nothing wrong with my body, just that my weight needs a bit of redistribution - from my midriff to my chest and shoulders.

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