Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Piecing together the puzzle of the world's earliest datable rune stone
Piecing together fragments of the world's earliest known rune stone shows they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and may have ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago—its legacy lives on today
In February 1995, a small research organization known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive ...
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...
Make a noise or work with the system? Four ways to create real change for nature
Ecosystems and species across the natural world are in serious trouble. The vast majority of Australians want more government ...
Sound is a primary issue in the lives of skateboarders, study shows
Sound plays a significant and often poignant part of skateboarders' relationship with their sport, a new study published in ...
Coupled semiconductor lasers generate novel optical patterns, enabling new spectroscopy techniques
The physical interaction between two or more systems, also known as coupling, can give rise to unique and unexpected effects.
Healthy gut bacteria that feed on sugar analyzed for the first time
A microbe that is associated with good health and found in the lower part of the gut has been comprehensively analyzed and ...
With generative AI, chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
Every cell in your body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These ...