27 November 2015
Space Elevator Could be Made out of Diamonds
... specifically could be ideal for this use. Another team of researchers, at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia conducted a series of molecular dynamics simulations and came to the conclusion that diamond nanothread material is more...
19 January 2016
Giant double-planet system around an evolved star detected by astronomers
using the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Xin-glong Station, and Australian Astronomical Observatory. The central star known as HD 47366 is larger than the Sun (1.8 solar masses) and is classified as a K1 giant (compared with the Sun which is ...
08 March 2016
Falcon 9 Successfully Launches SES-9
....2 degrees east in geostationary orbit. The spacecraft’s 81 Ku-band transponders will provide communications services for parts of Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The next Falcon 9 launch is tentatively scheduled for March 30, and will carry...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
... not caused the widespread devastation associated with Chicxulub. In particular, the 120-km diameter Woodleigh crater in western Australia, which is about ~80% the size of the Chicxulub crater (~150 km diameter), has no discernible evidence linking...
04 July 2016
JUNO's orbit insertion phase starts soon!
... Lockheed Martin Space Systems via signal reception by Deep Space Network antennas in Goldstone, California, and Canberra, Australia. All of JUNO’s instruments will be turned off during this crucial phase and so no science observations are planned...
20 December 2017
Methane-producing microorganisms suggest life in the Universe is common
A new analysis of 3.465 billion year old microorganisms from Western Australia that apparently produced methane gas, is adding weight to the idea that life in the Universe is indeed common. ...
