Studying the water cycle on Mars is essential for assessing its potential habitability, and a new study reveals that significant quantities are present as transient frost on mountain peaks.
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An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other planets in the solar system.
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.
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.
If you look carefully at the night sky, you may spot this fuzzy visitor with the naked eye – but binoculars will help.
Textbooks often show Earth’s orbit around the Sun as an almost egg-shaped ellipse. The real story is very different.
Analysis of fragments of the first solids that emerged out of the birth of the sun date our supernova as being 4.6 billion years old.
The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies
The largest study yet of ‘twin stars’ shows planetary orbits may be less stable than we thought.
Mars has been a popular destination since space exploration began – and there are plenty of people who’d love to go there.
You might hate winter, but at least you know what to expect every year. Other planets have wobbly axes that lead to wild, unpredictable seasons.
It turns out Uranus actually changes colour throughout the year.
A Japanese spacecraft is expected to reach Martian orbit in 2025 to collect material from the surface of the moon Phobos before returning to Earth by 2029.
Sixty years ago, philosopher Hannah Arendt argued an interplanetary perspective may be bad news for humanity as we know it.
Five of the Uranus moons might be ocean worlds − and if there’s water, there might be life.
Libyan desert glass originated from the impact of a meteorite on the Earth’s surface.
The Moon was formed when it collided with Earth billions of years ago.
Viral headlines would have you think Saturn’s rings will vanish in just 18 months. Here’s what that really means and why you don’t need to worry.
Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Program Manager / Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Planetary Exploration, University of Stirling
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Outreach Manager, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, CSIRO
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Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Flagship Initiatives, Swinburne University of Technology
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
