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New Planet In Beta Pictoris System
What if disabled astronauts are just better suited to space?
From water tanks to white dwarfs: The story of Mount Kent Observatory
Rising tides, rising tensions: new research calls for rethink of coastal law
Observing Oscillations, Flares And Tornados On Sun
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
Clues Found In Rare Interstellar Comet
Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out
What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in-between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries
June research highlights: Air quality inequity, ultrafast chemistry, cigar galaxy, more
From Geraldton to the moon: 2026 RWA National Finalist Angela Teale leading regional space innovation
Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
From interplanetary spaceships to lunar reactors, our future in space looks nuclear-powered
Engineering Duo Lift-off With Space Scholarship
The US and China are planning Moon bases. It could help improve life on Earth
What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects
Research in space yields clues to treating muscle loss back on Earth
Manchester researcher helps capture most detailed picture of the Milky Way’s crowded heart
Former NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy Joins Gilmour Space Board of Directors
12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System
Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI, tricking even academic journals – and undermining trust in science
ExoMars: Stress Test For Search For Life
2026 New Zealand Space Scholarship winners announced
Global surveys find carbon uptake in tropics overestimated
Aliens might exist. But there are three reasons why they’re not visiting us
From Dusk Till Dawn
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD, SOUTH AUSTRALIANS ARE SHAPING THE OPERA OF THE FUTURE
Upcoming telescopes could shed light on dark matter – astronomers are looking for these ‘fingerprints’ of the elusive substance
Methane rocket fuel is easier to handle and convenient but, as Blue Origin saw, it can be very explosive
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ASTRONAUT IS ON A MISSION Six months into her year as Australian of the Year, Katherine Bennell-Pegg reflects on a…
New Exhibition Examines Adaptation In Era Of Change
New tech enables scientists to see emperor penguins in darkness
Study Clarifies How Atmospheric Dust Shapes Climate
Cities are making it rain more – but not as much as scientists thought
Blue Origin rocket exploded on launchpad, throwing the future of NASA’s Artemis program into question
From Seabed To Mars: Why Geological Maps Matter
SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact
Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science
Space Capsule Returns To SA
Grad Hopes To Advance Women’s Health In Space
Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask
Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone
Australia’s astronaut trailblazer visits Monash
Spotlighting Our Research 6 May
New discovery provides compelling evidence of planetary migration
Euclid Space Warps – help us hunt for galaxy-galaxy lense
Cirrus clouds made of water ice may surround a Jupiter-like exoplanet
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