Betelgeuse illustration. Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI) It may be another 100,000 years until the giant red star Betelgeuse dies in a fiery…
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Artist’s impression of binary black holes about to collide. Credit: Mark Myers, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) The most massive black…
A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. Professor Anton Wallner, a nuclear…
An international team of researchers has discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets.” Exactly…
The global economy could lose up to $US21.8 trillion dollars in 2020 alone due to COVID-19, according to new analysis from The Australian National University…
This illustration depicts a quasar surrounded by a dusty donut shape (torus) and clumps called “clouds.” Credit: Illustration by Nima Abkenar We now know just…
Artist’s impression of black hole collision. Credit: Alex Andrix. NB: The streams and lensing around the compact objects are an artistic impression. A black hole…
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Underwater coral drilling start. Credit: Jason Turl New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts southeast Australia…
Anomalies in nuclear physics experiments may show signs of a new force. A team of scientists in Hungary recently published a paper that hints at…
An artist’s impression of the Milky Way’s big black hole flinging the star from the galaxy’s center. Credit: James Josephides (Swinburne Astronomy Productions) An international…
Artist’s depiction of a black hole about to swallow a neutron star. Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence Squeeze leads to stellar-mass black…
This sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor. Credit: NASA,…
Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognizable bird species, according to…
Artist’s depiction of a black hole about to swallow a neutron star. Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence. Scientists, including from The Australian…