Two supermassive black holes have been found nearby that are eating up matter simultaneously. The smaller will eventually merge with the bigger black hole.

There was a baby boom noticed in some hospitals on the East Coast during the time Hurricane Irene swept over the place. So is the old rumor that drop in atmospheric pressure causes early labor true? Not really!

Black Death bacterium was identified as being the same as that of the bubonic plague. It was the bubonic plague, which caused the deadly epidemic in medieval Europe! The DNA was taken out of the bones of the victims.

The Jupiter Satellite, Juno, has snapped up an awesome photo of the Earth-Moon system. The real quality of this photo is its rarity. And Carl Sagan already told us how to interpret these!

The first accurate simulation of the Milky Way Galaxy is out. After nine months on supercomputers, the simulation is a masterpiece and answers a lot of questions too! Plus, it’s gorgeous!

The International Space Station may have to go unmanned for at least a couple of months soon! The crash of the Russian space vehicle is to blame. It will be controlled via remote control

Irene came, saw, threatened, but just failed to deliver. We look at why Irene whimpered away the way it did, after the initial scare! And yes, we do take the side of the weather guys!

The nuclear power plants of the future may look nothing like what we see today. Here’s a small preview of a nuclear power plant design that will be used for powering settlements on Mars and Moon.

Hurricane Irene is wrecking the East Coast. Here is the latest on the devastating storm

There is a river which flows beneath the Amazon, believe it or not! It flows 13,000 ft below the Amazon, following the Amazon the entire way. And it’s Big!!

New York City Mayor orders “mandatory evacuation” of NYC by 5:00 AM EST in response to the extreme threat level posed by Hurricane Irene.

Hurricane Irene is now a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds above 115 mph. It will make landfall in another 24 hours. The threat perception has been updated to ‘Extreme’.

A newly discovered planet is completely made up of diamond! It orbits a fast rotating pulsar, too! Wonders galore!

Speaking at the Lepton Photon Conference, 2011, being held at TIFR, Mumbai, director of CERN, Rolf Heuer speaks on the road ahead after LHC. He also mentions the current goals for the LHC, saying that 2012 will be a boom year for particle physics with new physics around the corner.

The Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity have sent back brilliant photos from the Red Planet. Here’s a select list. Enjoy