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ESA Selects CAIRT Satellite Concept as a Candidate for Scientific Earth Observation Mission

Greenhouse gases and pollutants as well as natural causes such as volcanic eruptions have an impact on the Earth's atmosphere.

16 Jun 2021

Solar Flares and Lightning Trigger Unique Changes to the Edge of Space

Solar flares jetting out from the sun and thunderstorms generated on Earth impact the planet's ionosphere in different ways, which have implications for the ability to conduct long range communications.

15 Jun 2021

Black Holes can Help Certain Galaxies to Form New Stars

Research combining systematic observations with cosmological simulations has found that, surprisingly, black holes can help certain galaxies form new stars.

15 Jun 2021

Leading Astrophysicist Takes Out Top Prize in Australian Space Awards

Astrophysicist Dr Sascha Schediwy from The University of Western Australia and International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has won Academic of the Year and the overall Excellence award in the 2021 Australian Space Awards.

15 Jun 2021

Sun's Death Likely to Set Interplanetary Pinball Game in Motion

Four planets locked in a perfect rhythm around a nearby star are destined to be pinballed around their solar system when their sun eventually dies, according to a study led by the University of Warwick that peers into its future.

14 Jun 2021

Newly Discovered 'Sub-Neptune' Exoplanet is Ripe for Investigation

Orbiting a red dwarf in our galactic neighborhood, the small and cool exoplanet TOI-1231 b could offer astronomers a unique target for investigations of alien worlds.

10 Jun 2021

CHIME Telescope Observations Quadruple the Number of Fast Radio Bursts Discovered to Date

Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters.

10 Jun 2021

Mauritius' First Nanosatellite has Reached the International Space Station

The first ever Mauritian nanosatellite MIR-SAT1 has docked at the International Space Station aboard SpaceX-CRS22 Cargo Dragon rocket on Saturday 5 June 2021.

10 Jun 2021

Scientists Resolve Mysteries Surrounding Origin of Aurora Borealis

The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis -- or northern lights -- that fills the sky in high-latitude regions has fascinated people for thousands of years.

9 Jun 2021

Astronomers Complete First Census of Molecular Clouds in the Nearby Universe

A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has completed the first census of molecular clouds in the nearby Universe, revealing that contrary to previous scientific opinion, these stellar nurseries do not all look and act the same.

9 Jun 2021