Astronomers studying fast radio bursts recently discovered one that repeats, has a persistent radio signal and originated in a galaxy much closer than it should have.
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A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President Jimmy Carter to the scientific, secular take of Carl Sagan.
Sagittarius A* is a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Now that astronomers have imaged it, they can begin to learn more about black holes within other galaxies across the universe.
The Orion Star Count 2022 calls on us to go outside and count the stars of Orion.
Some planets are rejected by the Solar System that gave birth to them.
It’s long been a mystery how black holes form, now astronomers are on the verge of cracking it.
Hypervelocity stars were discovered only 15 years ago and are the closest things in existence to real shooting stars. They travel at millions of miles per hour, so fast that they can escape from galaxies.
JSWT may be able to discover signs of life on planets around other stars.
It will be a nail-biting wait as scientists launch and deploy the most complex observatory ever built.
Most of what we know about planets outside our Solar System relates to gas-giant planets. A new study has identified and characterised a smaller exoplanet.
Studying the extreme environment of the Virgo Cluster — which comprises thousands of galaxies — helps us learn what factors can affect and start or stop star formation.
Tracing the cosmic origin of toothpaste, scientists got a glimpse into the surprising chemistry of early galaxies.
Such a mission could be developed soon, allowing astrophysicists to take selfies of the solar system and use the Sun’s gravity as a lens to peer deep into space.
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch into orbit in December 2021. Its mission is to search for the first light to ever shine in the universe.
Scientists have a good estimate on the staggering number of stars in the universe.
Billions of galaxies are in the universe, with billions of stars in every galaxy. Could billions of planets be out there too?
Astronomers know a lot about what’s in outer space – and think it’s possible it never ends.
Fast radio bursts are the focus of a young and fascinating field of astronomy. Researchers just released data on more than 500 new bursts, quadrupling the total number of detected events.
The first space tourist left Earth 20 years ago aboard a Russian rocket. Now, private companies like Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are offering trips to the stars for those who can pay.
Astronomers just measured the largest flare ever from Proxima Centauri, humanity’s closest neighboring star. These flares could be bad news for life trying to develop on a planet orbiting the star.
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Professor (Physics), University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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ARC Laureate Fellow & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
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Professor and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Modelling, University of Hull
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Professor of Astrophysics and Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire
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