“Holy sharks, Batman, it’s periodic!” I exclaimed on Slack. It was the first lockdown of 2021 in Perth, and we…
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On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending…
The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity to reflect…
When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the end of…
When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black…
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to head to space on Dec. 18, 2021. With it, astronomers hope to…
The universe is a large place. So large that we can’t see all the way to the other side of…
It takes a long time to send something to space but the James Webb Space Telescope has taken longer than…
Galaxies – massive collections of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems – are a fundamental component…
We said recently that this year feels like it’s all about space and NASA’s news that it’s looking at building…