universe

Cosmic crash reveals dark matter

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Sat, 08/30/2008 - 2:29am

Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 25% of the Universe.



 

Virtual telescope opens night sky

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 05/13/2008 - 5:12am

Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers.



 

UT owns world's most powerful laser

Daily Texan  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 11:00pm

UT houses a laser, nestled in a cramped basement room, that created the brightest light in the universe for fractions of a second March 31, beaming the University into the international spotlight.



 

Cosmic 'treasure trove' revealed

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 03/11/2008 - 8:46am

A space probe measuring the oldest light in the Universe has found that cosmic neutrinos made up 10% of matter shortly after the Big Bang.



 

'Horns hit the road to battle A&M

Daily Texan  Thu, 02/07/2008 - 11:00pm

With no mid-week game, the Longhorns must have used the extra days off to recharge their batteries, to meditate or to become one with the universe before taking on Texas A&M, right?



 

Google launches free Team Edition of Apps

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Wed, 02/06/2008 - 11:00pm

Google continues its quest to expand the Google Apps universe with a new Team Edition that makes it easy for workgroups to sign up for Google Apps without burdening IT departments or the lone IT support person.



 

Earth's Moon is 'cosmic rarity'

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Wed, 11/21/2007 - 12:05pm

Moons like ours - which are formed in catastrophic collisions - are rare in the Universe, astronomers say.