When rocks from space fall towards Earth, they usually don’t do any damage – here’s why.
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China’s Change'6 is going to explore the Moon’s far side and bring back precious lunar soil for scientists to study.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks each year in early May, but this year it should be particularly good, thanks to dark skies and extra activity.
When astronomers focused on the galaxy NGC 4383, they didn’t expect the data to be so spectacular. This is the first detailed map of gas flowing from this galaxy as stars burst within.
If you look carefully at the night sky, you may spot this fuzzy visitor with the naked eye – but binoculars will help.
Japan’s space agency is landing its first lunar probe this week. This makes the Moon an increasingly busy target for spacefaring nations – with conflicting political stances among them.
A telescope can reveal so much of the night sky, including Saturn’s rings and the Moon’s craters. But choosing the right telescope is a difficult decision – here’s what you need to know.
People have been looking up at the stars for thousands of years. Here’s where to start if you want to learn more about the night sky – from spotting easy-to-find constellations to using the best apps.
Despite what you may think, Australia has a long history of space activities. But this is the first time the Australian public has been asked its opinions on space.
Planetary analogues are sites on Earth that are so extreme that they replicate those of celestial bodies in our solar system.
Black holes are known for pulling in all kinds of stuff – including light. Here’s how that actually works.
Our Sun will likely go out quietly – but not all such stars do. A new radio detection of a supernova can help us better understand these cosmic cataclysms.
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is anticipated to be spectacularly bright late next year. But it’s important to temper our expectations.
Skies in the Northern Hemisphere have been graced by a rare, green comet. Now, it’s our turn to look for it in Australia – but the view will be dimming rapidly.
To understand this question, we need to travel back in time.
A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President Jimmy Carter to the scientific, secular take of Carl Sagan.
A British literature scholar explains how philosopher John Locke’s theory of selfhood will not help the pandemic recovery, if individuals fail to see themselves as interconnected.
In an age when women were rarely allowed in observatories, Margaret Burbidge changed how we saw the stars.
Apollo 8 was the moment that humanity realised a dream conceived in our cultural imagination over two millennia ago.
Popular programming that focuses on science tends to not actually be all that popular. Bringing in new audiences who aren’t already up to speed on science topics is a challenge.
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, University of Sussex
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SKA Postdoc in Observational Cosmology, University of the Western Cape
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Reader in Theoretical Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor and Chair of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Assistant Professor of Communication and Social Influence, Temple University
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Associate Professor of English, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor Emeritus and Lecturer in Religion and Science, Florida International University
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Researcher at Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Astronomy, Stockholm University
