T o make good decisions on any question the public needs to be well-informed, something not so easily accomplished in America’s schools. That is a key point made by Michael Kent, a recently retired ...

What if all the stars disappeared tomorrow, together with all the planets, solar systems and galaxies? What would be left of ...

Few scientific ideas have leapt from philosophy seminars to dinner-table debates as quickly as the claim that our universe might be an artificial construct. The simulation hypothesis promises a ...

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Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres per second, just over double Earth&rsquo ...

Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg has urged South Australians to dream big and embrace a space industry that has ...

This is Part 1 of a series on large extra dimensions. I always say that one of the things that separates real science from ...

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.