Australian Astronomical Optics at Macquarie University and the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology have partnered to process a cosmic data deluge from Chile’s new Rubin Observatory, supporting the world’s largest sky survey capturing 20 terabytes nightly.
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia’s first locally designed and built orbital rocket — and while it didn’t make it very far, it did achieve
The University of Sydney Rocketry Team was announced as the winner of the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition back in June, taking out first place with their latest rocket, Pardalote.
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia’s first locally designed and built orbital rocket — and while it didn’t make it very far, it did achieve several mission targets.
A powerful new telescope expected to unlock deep mysteries of the cosmos and our place within it, has released its first images.
As space travel becomes a real possibility for longer missions, including journeys to Mars, scientists are looking more closely at how space conditions affect health. A new study in mice has found living in zero gravity can lead to periodontitis, a common and serious condition where the gums become inflamed and the bone that supports teeth starts to break down, eventually leading to tooth loss.
A new Swinburne research paper delves into the ethical, legal and social issues involved in asteroid mining and planetary defence. It highlights the need for a framework or governing body to be established to protect civilisation.
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, new research from the University of Technology, Sydney has found that lunar dust is less harmful to human lung cells than previously feared, and significantly less toxic than common Earth-based air pollution.
A new filter for infrared light could see scanning and screening technology tumble in price and size. Built on nanotechnology, the new heat-tunable filter promises hand-held, robust technology to replace current desktop infrared spectroscopy setups that are bulky, heavy and cost from $10,000 up to more than $100,000.
The James Webb Space Telescope has eye spied two small exoplanets orbiting a young Sun-like star, a mere 310 light years away, say international researchers.
The chance that our Milky Way Galaxy will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy may not be as certain as previously thought, according to Aussie researchers, who say that a new simulation has found a 50% chance that there will be no collision between the two galaxies in the next 10 billion years.
On a quest to understand how planets are formed – and ultimately how Earth fits into the cosmic picture – astronomers have uncovered the chemical composition of an exoplanet 850 lightyears away with unprecedented precision.
Stars in close binary systems can exhibit unexpectedly high levels of magnetic activity, according to Australian and international researchers. This activity, responsible for flares and sunspots, is usually powered by the star’s rotation, with magnetic activity higher in faster spinning stars, but only up to a known limit.
Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research have made a discovery of a new cosmic phenomenon: ASKAP J1832-0911. This object emits pulses of radio waves and X-rays for two minutes every 44 minutes, marking the first detection of long-period transients in X-rays. This finding promises to shed light on similar mysterious signals observed in the Universe.
Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research have made a discovery of a new cosmic phenomenon: ASKAP J1832-0911. This object emits pulses of radio waves and X-rays for
Astronomers have found that it is not how much gas a galaxy has, but where that gas is located, that determines whether new stars form.
