Who stole all the stars

Who stole all the stars Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 14, 2016 - Investigating the millions of missing stars from the centres - or cores - of two big galaxies, astronomers at Swinburne University of Technology say they may have solved this cosmic whodunit, and the main culprits are not the usual suspects. While the scientists confirm that one of the depleted cores is the largest ever detected, they report that it may not have formed in the manner previo ... more

US Air Force's Space Plane Has Been in Orbit for 500 Days, But Why? Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 13, 2016 - The US Air Force's unmanned X-37B space plane has now spent more than 500 days orbiting the Earth, without statement or explanation.The 29-foot unmanned plane is part of the Air Force's orbital program. Launched May 20, 2015, it is the program's fourth flight (hence its other name, OTV-4 for Orbital Test Vehicle-4). The first OTV took flight in 2010 and spent 224 days in orbit; two others brough ... more

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