News
Aussie scientists transmit first Mars images
Just like we played a crucial role in the Moon landing, Aussie scientists have helped relay the first Mars images.
Tag: astronomy
News
New spiral galaxy one of the oldest in the universe
One of the older galaxies in the universe has been found and its pattern is much smoother than typical ‘lumpy’ galaxies.
News
Another small moon for Pluto…
Pluto may have been dumped from the planet club, but astronomers have just discovered it’s one up on moons.
Science & Environment
Transit of Venus through history
Three hundred years of adventures and misadventures to see the Transit of Venus helped us measure the heavens.
Science & Environment
Gallery: The transit of Venus
Three hundred years of adventures and misadventures to see the Transit of Venus helped us measure the heavens.
Science & Environment
2012 Transit of Venus from Australia
It’s the last chance to see the Transit of Venus for 105 years, so here’s all you need to know about this rare event.
Science & Environment
Experts hope LHC will help explain dark matter
Space mysteries are closer to being uncovered thanks to findings of the Large Hadron Collider.
News
Black hole caught swallowing red giant star
A supermassive black hole has been caught in the act of swallowing up a red giant star.
News
Tens of billions of planets are inhabitable
Astronomers have found that 40 per cent of Red Dwarf stars in the Milky Way have a super-Earth orbiting them.
News
Diamond-shaped galaxy discovered
A new type of galaxy that resembles an emerald-cut diamond has been discovered by astronomers.