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Since 2003 Trekzone has been home to many iterations, including purely a Star Trek reference site, then our Star Trek fan film series in the 2010’s. But now, in the 2020’s the newly named Journal will present the latest science and space news.

Saturday, August 9 2025 •Matt

Australian Data Experts To Support World’s Largest Sky Survey

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.
Friday, August 8 2025 •Matt

REACTION: Gilmour Marks A Milestone As Eris-1 Flies

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...
Friday, August 8 2025 •Matt

Sydney Rocketry Students Crowned World Champions

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.
Thursday, August 7 2025 •Matt

Gilmour’s Test Flight 1 Is A Success… For 14 Seconds

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.
Thursday, July 10 2025 •Matt

Space Conditions Can Cause Gum Inflammation And Bone Loss, According To Mouse Study

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.
Tuesday, July 8 2025 •Matt

Lunar Dust Less Toxic Than City Pollution

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.
Monday, July 7 2025 •Matt

Infrared Innovation Heats Up, Creating Cheap Robust Spectrometers

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.
Thursday, July 3 2025 •Matt

A Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy Collision May Not Be Happening After All

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.
Tuesday, July 1 2025 •Matt

Pairs of Stars Orbiting Each Other Exhibit Unexpected Magnetic Activity

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.
Monday, June 30 2025 •Matt

Cosmic Mystery Deepens As Astronomers Find Object Flashing In Both Radio Waves And X-rays

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.
Wednesday, June 18 2025 •Matt

Quantum Simulation Of Chemical Dynamics Achieved For The First Time

Creating new drugs or medical treatments are some of the great promises of quantum computing. Scientists at the University of Sydney have, for the first time, used a quantum computer to simulate the chemical dynamics of real compounds, a vital step towards modelling more complex molecules and designing bespoke chemicals that could lead to improved sunscreen or skin cancer treatments.
Monday, June 16 2025 •Matt

Western Australia Makes History Protecting Our Night Skies

For thousands of years, Australians have been looking up at our stars, observing and interpreting star positions for their daily life. Today, Australia has one of the world's highest rates of light pollution per person.
Friday, June 13 2025 •Matt

There Might Be A “Hot Side” To The Moon

The Moon's nearside, the side facing Earth, is dark-coloured and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside is more rugged - and NASA researchers now suggest it's due to a wonky lunar interior.
Thursday, June 12 2025 •Matt

Glass Beads Offer A Window Into The Moon’s Hidden Depths

An international study featuring scientists from Curtin University's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Space Science and Technology Centre offers new insights into the Moon's history and provide a better understanding of what lies beneath its cratered surface.
Wednesday, June 11 2025 •Matt

Greenhouse Gas Emissions May Threaten Our Satellites

Increasing greenhouse gases in our atmosphere may reduce the total number of satellites that can safely orbit the planet, say UK researchers who used computer simulations of the atmosphere to work out the number of satellites that could be maintained sustainably in Earth's orbit by the year 2100 under different emissions scenarios.
Friday, June 6 2025 •Matt

Truly Autonomous AI Is On The Horizon

Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that significantly improves how AI systems independently learn and uncover patterns in data, without human guidance.
Thursday, June 5 2025 •Matt

New Technique To Detect Dark Matter Using Atomic Clocks And Lasers

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. University of Queensland PhD student Ashlee Caddell co-led a study in collaboration with Germany's metrology institute that searched for dark matter using atomic clocks and cavity-stabilized lasers.
Wednesday, June 4 2025 •Matt

There Could Be Less Water On The Far Side Of The Moon

The mantle of the far side of the Moon is likely drier than the near side, according to international researchers who say this could help us understand how the Earth's companion formed.