19 October 2020
Astronomers identify a true water-world that could have an ocean over 100 kms deep
...equate to a deep ocean layer of 779 (± 650) kilometres, write the team in their research paper published recently in Astronomy and Astrophysics journal. “The datasets have allowed us to determine the properties of these two planets with unprecedented...
09 November 2020
More woe for Arecibo as a second cable breaks causing more damage
... used by scientists around the world to conduct research in the areas of atmospheric sciences, planetary sciences, radio astronomy and radar astronomy for more than 50 years. Since it was built, the facility has endured many earthquakes and...
13 December 2021
Did another star gatecrash our early Solar System?
... a PhD candidate from the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy and lead author behind a new study examining FU Orionis ...Christophe Pinte, also from the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy. "The surprise of the study was that the small star...
22 December 2021
Scientists present the first-ever analysis of samples retrieved from Ryugu
..., scientists have had chance to analyse the actual asteroid material. The studies, published this week in Nature Astronomy are from two different teams working on different aspects of the samples. One team is headed by C. Pilorget at Universit...
04 February 2018
Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar: A Guided Tour of the Solar System
...result, those who have read a book or two on space and astronomy will probably not get much out of this one. The text, interspersed... be accessible to those already interested in space and astronomy. The glossary and index add value and should help...
29 March 2018
Mapping the Heavens
... growing up half a century ago could read a few classic astronomy texts featuring black-and-white plates from the likes of the ...dark matter”. The ‘tour’ comprises seven chapters covering astronomy and astrophysics from the “early cosmic maps”, via ...
