Spotting shot stars
In an explosive discovery, Australian scientists have found a group of life-after-death stars in the galaxy nearest to our own. Dubbed the ‘senior citizens’ of the Large Magellanic Cloud,...
Astronomy
New Moon research debunks magnetism theory
Romantics may think the Moon can create attraction, but few are aware that its crust is actually magnetic. Until...
Big black hole has an appetite like a bottomless pit
The fastest growing black hole in the Universe is exceedingly hungry and gorges on approximately one sun every day....
Black hole’s star attraction
Seen those pictures of a giant snake swallowing a crocodile? Try witnessing a black hole eating a neutron star....
Cosmic ray of sunshine sheds light on superbubbles
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a superbubble! Hundreds of light-years wide, superbubbles in outer...
Cosmic ray of sunshine sheds light on superbubbles
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a superbubble! Hundreds of light-years wide, superbubbles in outer...
Way out, warped and weird: astronomers discover fault in our stars
Like all good stories, the history of our galaxy has a twist in the tail. Researchers at Macquarie University...
13-billion-year-old galaxy a glimpse into the universe’s ancient past
Imagine being able to see all the way back to the Big Bang and the early days of our...
Invention may help protect astronauts from radiation
ANU scientists have designed a new nano-material that can reflect or transmit light on demand, opening the door to...
Remarkable planet discovery by USQ student
Evidence of a new planet orbiting a binary star (two stars that orbit a common centre of mass) has...