Stars and dark matter are not interacting in ‘impossible ways’ A longstanding ‘conspiracy’ in astronomy – that stars and dark matter are interacting in inexplicable ways – has been overturned by an …
Humpback highway; Hedy Lamarr; fake blood; surviving nature; and a 9-metre whale puppet
Wednesday 14 August Highlights from day 5 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Hedy Lamarr’s …
Bugging bats and birds; NASA’s space dunny; and the man who invented Vegemite
Monday 12 August Highlights from day 3 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. ACT: Meet the inventor making …
Meet an Aussie astronaut; robots on farms; and the science of chocolate
Sunday 11 August Highlights from day 2 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: A morning with astronaut …
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Galaxies get more chaotic as they age
An international team led by Australian research centre ASTRO 3D reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies. Galaxies start life with their stars rotating in …
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Gippsland plumber wins Australian astronomy medal for 400,000 star measurements over decades
Every clear night for decades, Rod Stubbings from Tetoora Road in Gippsland has looked at a set of about 700 stars annually, recording changes in their brightness. He is just one of three people …