Australian scientists build the world’s first working quantum battery prototype
A team from CSIRO, RMIT University, and the University of Melbourne has demonstrated the world's first proof-of-concept quantum battery — a device that charges, stores, and releases energy using the…
Scientists find all five DNA building blocks in samples from space rocks
Researchers have confirmed all five canonical nucleobases — the information-carrying units of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa-2 mission. The discovery adds compelling…
Hypersonix Set For First Flight As Tasmanian Scientist Joins A NASA Mission to Track Ice With Space Lasers
From Hypersonix and their launch window, to a confidence test at NASA not being overly confidence inspiring and the next generation of climate change monitoring.
Tasmanian scientist in NASA mission to track ice with space lasers
A sea-ice scientist at the University of Tasmania is part of a new NASA satellite mission designed to deliver greater global coverage of land, sea and ice than all prior…
Quantum encryption could work across city-sized distances
Marking a significant step toward a quantum-secure internet, researchers have demonstrated device-independent quantum key distribution - or QKD - over optical fibers spanning 100 kilometers.
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This student made cosmic dust in her lab
A Sydney PhD student has recreated a tiny piece of the Universe inside a bottle in her lab, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The results…
Artemis II Confidence Test Finds Another Fault
NASA engineers are reviewing data from a February 12 confidence test of the Space Launch System that's at the heart of the Artemis II mission.
DART AE Set For Launch
Hypersonix Launch Systems - from just around the corner from Trekzone HQ - has announced the launch window for a landmark flight test that will…
Artemis On Hold As The Dark Side of the Universe is Revealed
From Artemis 2 delays, to a handy robot and a quantum battery breakthrough. This a wrap of the past week of Talkin' Science daily bites.
Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing
Scientists have unveiled a new approach to powering quantum computers using quantum batteries -- a breakthrough that could make future computers faster, more reliable and…
Dark side of the universe revealed in new map
An ultra-high-resolution map of mass in the Universe, revealing how dark matter has shaped the growth of galaxies over the past 10 billion years, is…
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Odysseus Mission To End Early After Awkward Landing On Moon
The first clear images of the Odysseus lander on the lunar surface have been released, a week on from it's semi-successful soft landing.
Dark side of the universe revealed in new map
An ultra-high-resolution map of mass in the Universe, revealing how dark matter has shaped the growth of galaxies over the past 10 billion years, is…
Payloads Lose Communications With Kanyini
Australia in Space reported earlier in July an exclusive with the Kanyini mission team. They noted that recently, the South Australian cubesat has encountered an…
Trappist-1’s Solar Wind Stripping Atmosphere
Scientists studying the Trappist-1 system have made a discovery that likely dashes the hopes of either colonisation or finding life on the exoplanets.
Artemis II Confidence Test Finds Another Fault
NASA engineers are reviewing data from a February 12 confidence test of the Space Launch System that's at the heart of the Artemis II mission.
Is The Core of Mars Solid? New Data Analysis Says No…
Data from NASA's InSight mission suggest Mars has a liquid core similar to Earth's, but European scientists say the core may be solid, at least…
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