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As hobbies go, astronomy has a tough reputation. Too hard and too expensive is what I often hear. People imagine the way to start is to buy a telescope. Wrong!
Thanks to a new study done with data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, scientists will be re-thinking just how big a black hole can be.
A weekly addition of some of the more unusual stories and discoveries in space & astronomy from around the world. Updated daily for those wanting a quick update of current events so keep checking back for all the latest space news. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentOn June 21, 2019, NASA demonstrated the first coordinated maneuver between two CubeSats in low-Earth orbit as part of NASA’s Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration mission.
Read MoreLeave a CommentTwo galaxies are caught in a crazy cosmic dance, pulling at each other in a fresh image from a space telescope icon. Their mutual gravitational attraction is pulling the galaxies closer and closer. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentMore than 30 scientists from The ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) are part of an international team that for the first time may have witnessed the end of a neutron star as it was engulfed by a black hole.
Read MoreLeave a CommentAmazing Images Of The Night Sky The Most Beautiful Calendars Ever Offered To The Australian Public! But hurry, we have very limited supply! (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentSpace is just something immense for one part of society, while for others, it's like a workplace or ground for researching. To start with, communication on our planet is an essential part of everyday life. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentDon' freak out OK. If you read the headline you’re probably as utterly confused as I was, but yep, Elon Musk has taken to this week's social media to announce that we should nuke Mars. (more…)
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In 2006, Peter Beck founded the US and New Zealand-based aerospace company Rocket Lab with the vision of reducing the costs of individual launches. The program will be implemented in two phases. (more…)
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Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, is relatively quiet, usually exhibiting only minimal fluctuations in brightness. What possibly caused the unusual brightening?
Read MoreLeave a CommentA flat-Earth enthusiast who claims not to believe in science plans to launch himself 1,800 feet (550 meters) above California's Mojave Desert in a homemade steam rocket to show everybody he's right!
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On August 10, 2003, Ekaterina Dmitriev married the love of her life as he floated 250 miles above her in space. It was the first-ever space wedding, taking place through satellite link while she was at NASA’s in Texas.
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Fifty-six years after a cat named Félicette became the first feline to launch into space, plans to build the cosmic cat's first proper memorial are beginning to take shape.
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Stargazers rejoice! The astronomical event of the year is just around the corner. Dubbed the Persied meteor shower, the mesmerising light show occurs every August as the Swift–Tuttle comet shoots past Earth. (more…)
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Nasa has a plan to use Elon Musk’s Starship in future missions to Mars and the moon. It released a briefing document exploring what might happen to the environment around Kennedy Space Center when Elon’s mighty vessel is launched.
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It's a critical issue yet to be solved. Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation -- the conditions present in deep space -- causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers have reported recently.
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A team of Polish astronomers has created the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way to date, revealing surprising distortions and irregularities along the galactic disc.
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An international team of astronomers has discovered a new solar system with a planet that could be habitable, a Spanish astrophysicist who led the research. We might go here one day!
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