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Professor Andy Tomkins (left) from Monash University with RMIT University PhD scholar Alan Salek and a ureilite meteor sample.

Planets & Stars

Rare, mysterious diamonds found across the world traced to meteorites from ancient cosmic collisionSeptember 13, 2022

Artistic impression of Super-Earth Gliese 486b and its nearby red dwarf star.

Planets & Stars

‘Super-Earth’ discovery by Australian astronomers ‘has potential to transform understanding of planetary atmospheres’September 12, 2022

Tarantula Nebula image captured by James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope captures previously unseen cosmic images of Tarantula NebulaSeptember 7, 2022

Artist's illustration of the exoplanet WASP-121b

Extraterrestrial Life

An abundance of water in exoplanets could indicate other habitable worldsSeptember 6, 2022

Meteor during Northern Lights

Meteor seen streaking through Scottish skies during Northern Lights displaySeptember 6, 2022

space balloon

Cosmic Phenomena

A balloon is going to space to find 2 mysterious cosmic particlesSeptember 2, 2022

The MIT-led MOXIE project

Oxygen on Mars? Experimental tech by MIT scientists produces breathable gas on Red PlanetAugust 31, 2022

Artistic rendition of the exoplanet TOI-1452 b

Planets & Stars

‘One-of-a-kind’ exoplanet 100 light years from Earth among ‘best candidates for an ocean planet found to date’August 29, 2022

A view of Mars’ south pole.

Vast ‘lake’ beneath Mars’ south polar cap just a dusty mirageAugust 29, 2022

J0313-1806 is the most distant quasar ever observed

Cosmic Phenomena

Oldest, most distant quasar ever discovered sheds new light into galaxy formationAugust 29, 2022