Could The Next Australian In Space Be A Paying Tourist?
A flurry of press articles went out this week after NASA announced its eight
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The Value of Astronaut Photography of Earth
Earthlings were spoiled when Chris Hadfield turned his camera to Earth. The astronaut, just
Neutron star glitch needs new theories to explain it
Neutron stars are some of the strangest and least understood objects in the entire Universe.
Shenzhou 10: another step in China’s ‘Long March’ into space
The colorful and polished launch of Shenzhou 10 confirms that China has come of age
An Animated Visualization of Every Meteorite Since 861 AD
Carlo Zapponi is data visualization designer at Nokia, who has created an amazing animation of the
Women in Space: Sally Ride
This article is the third in a series of articles in which I will profile
Life of an astronaut – Jerry Carr
In one of the TED-Ed’s lessons worth sharing – astronaut Jerry Carr share his experience
Weekly Science Picks
At the top of my list this week would have to be the ISS Commander
Svetlana Savitskaya – Test Pilot and Cosmonaut!
This article is the second in a series of articles in which I will profile
It’s a small world after all
What we know of exoplanets has developed at the same time as the technology which
Postcard from Spitzer: weather on 2M2228 is hot and cloudy
Long distance weather reports are now a commonality. The report for 2MASSJ22282889-431026 is somewhat unusual.
Andromeda and the 13 Dwarfs
Astronomy is quite notorious for being full of things we don’t entirely understand. Sometimes it
Interstellar travel: how to spot a ‘starman’ going by
Massive objects moving at near light speeds do not occur naturally in the universe as
Searching for Life on Titan
Discovered in 1655 by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, Titan is one of Saturn’s 62 moons,