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NASA’s enduring NEOWISE mission was just shut down. It was keeping an eye out for potentially dangerous asteroids – but we’re not left defenceless.
Most presolar grains were destroyed in the formation of the universe. But some survived on meteorites.
The first International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held just over 100 years ago, in Rome, Italy.
It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
NASA’s DART was the first time we tried planetary defence – attempting to redirect an asteroid. The data from this landmark mission is still yielding new insights today.
The groundbreaking discovery of a temperate Earth-size planet just 40 light-years away may hold the key to understanding stellar habitability.
On July 31, Earth will pass through two debris streams that will produce meteor showers. Here’s where to look in the night sky in Australia and New Zealand.
Vast amounts of space rocks litter our Solar System, and sometimes land on Earth’s surface. There are many things we can learn from them.
Magnetism and gravity both shape the boundaries of our cosmic neighbourhood.
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.
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.
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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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Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), 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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Program Manager / Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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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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Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Flagship Initiatives, Swinburne University of Technology
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Outreach Manager, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, CSIRO
