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Killjoys on social media say there’s no point wishing on stars because they are already dead – but the naysayers are completely wrong.
Your favorite TV show isn’t the only place where guest stars might appear. Keep an eye on the sky for the second half of 2024 and you might be able to witness a rare astronomical event.
An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other planets in the solar system.
Some ancient texts record what were likely dying stars, faintly visible from Earth. If close enough, these events can disturb telescopes and even damage the ozone layer.
Pictures of black holes have a white outline around them when photographed, due to one of black holes’ unique and key features.
There’s a flurry of excitement every time a comet comes into view from Earth. But what are these celestial objects, and where do they come from?
People travel hundreds or thousands of miles and spend a fortune to see the night sky in all its splendor. But we are literally blocking out the cosmic beauty above our homes.
Astronomers have unpacked the mystery of how one star’s death created the nebula NGC3132 – never before seen in such detail.
Why isn’t there an endless variety of planets in the universe? An astrophysicist explains why planets only come in two flavors.
Many people are still upset that Pluto was demoted from being a planet. But definitions of various celestial objects are fairly fluid. So whether it is an asteroid or moon or planet is up for debate.
It is always exciting to discover new planets beyond our Solar System. Now a planetary astrophysicist is using a star’s chemistry to predict which ones are likely to host giant planets.
Are there stars other than the Sun that might explode soon close to us? Yes, there are! As long as by ‘soon’ we mean within a million years.
We are in the Milky Way. If you travelled on an extremely fast spaceship for more than two million years, you would reach our neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy. All other galaxies are even further away.
How exactly do the stars twinkle in the night sky? As it turns out, the answer is full of hot air… and cold air.
Understanding how the billions of stars in our galaxy formed and evolved is the subject of a huge galactic archaeology project.
Sonification is a technique for converting data into sound. It could transform the study of distant worlds.
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Planetary Astrophysicist, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University ; Arizona State University
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PhD, The University of Queensland
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Research Scholar, Academia Sinica
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University
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Lecturer in Sound Design, Edinburgh Napier University
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW
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Professor (Physics), University of Southern Queensland
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Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth
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Director of the Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University