'WTF?': newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can't be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting…
New research indicates comets carry all the elements required for life. ABSTRACT Here, we report the detection of phosphorus and fluorine in solid particles collected from the inner coma…
Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and most commonly found in animal proteins. It is a glucogenic…
Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained Not only has the discovery of eoxplanets throughout our galaxy provided a host of new worlds for astronomers to catalogue and…
The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People Gamma ray pulars werep discovered a little while ago, and in onepone family, the spider pulsar, it accretes or gains…
How quarantine has inspired new amateur astronomers (some who wouldn't mind an alien abduction) No surprises that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the inner astronomer in many…
The iconic Parkes radio telescope, otherwise known as The Dish, has been officially recognised for its contribution to Australian astronomy and humankind's understanding of the Universe with its addition to…
“Stellar archaeology” reveals remnant of ancient globular cluster that’s “the last of its kind” A team of astronomers including Carnegie’s Ting Li and Alexander Ji discovered a stellar…
NASA Jupiter probe images huge moon Ganymede like never before (photos) NASA's Juno Jupiter probe has captured unprecedented views of the largest moon in the solar system. During…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Comprehensive Systems Test Are we getting close to the launch of the James Webb Space telescopes? Now that NASA’s James Webb Space…
Neowise Comet C/2020 F3 Can Be Seen With Naked Eye Just in time as a follow up from our recent podcast on comets - here's a new one!…
Australian Space Agency funds locally-designed space suits Congratulations to Mars Society Australia member, Dr James Waldie for receiving funding from the Australia Space Agency to help develop the next generation…