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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.

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.
Monday, June 2 2025 •Matt

A Mix of Life’s Ingredients Found in Asteroid Bennu Sample

Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA bases, as well as salts that formed early in the history of Bennu's parent body, according to a pair of studies by international and Australian researchers.
Friday, May 30 2025 •Matt

Grand Canyons of the Moon Created By A Peppering Of Impacts

The Schrödinger impact basin is an area of the moon that contains two gigantic canyons - that are definitely there whether you look at it or not - and international researchers say they might have found out how these huge valleys were formed.
Wednesday, May 28 2025 •Matt

Miso Made On The International Space Station Has A Nuttier Roasted Flavour

Miso made in space has a nuttier, more roasted flavour than miso made on solid ground, according to international researchers, who sent a small container of fermenting soybeans and salt, the ingredients for the traditional Japanese condiment, to the International Space Station.
Tuesday, May 27 2025 •Matt

Aussie Cosmologist Helps Shine Light On Dark Energy

A QUT cosmologist is part of the international research team that's published an analysis that shines new light on dark energy and suggests the standard model of how the universe works may need an update.
Friday, May 23 2025 •Matt

How Heavy Are Neutron Stars At Birth? We Now Know The Answer

An international team of astrophysicists from China and Australia, led by former Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational-wave Discovery researcher Professor Xingjiang Zhu who is now a Professor at Beijing Normal University has, for the first time, determined how massive neutron stars are when they are born.
Tuesday, May 20 2025 •Matt

Gilmour Space Delays Eris 1 Launch After Two Glitches

Following a ground support issue that delayed the Eris 1 launch window twenty four hours from Thursday, an electrical fault triggered the payload fairing to deploy just one hour before Friday's effort. Now Gilmour Space are working the problem having put their launch window on hold for now.
Tuesday, May 20 2025 •Matt

Rocket Science Is Hard – Gilmour Space Delays Eris 1 Launch

Following a ground support issue that delayed the Eris 1 launch window twenty four hours from Thursday, an electrical fault triggered the payload fairing to deploy just one hour before Friday's effort. Now Gilmour Space are working the problem having put their launch window on hold for now.