words by sidonie bird de la coeur Mars sunsets, Venus lightning storms and the surface of Jupiter experience it all at Neighbourhood Earth, an award-winning exhibition thats making its Melbourne pre… [+2008 chars]
Millions of tons of a class of extremely reactive chemicals called hydrotrioxides can linger in the atmosphere for several hours, a new study suggests — which could have implications for human healt… [+5611 chars]
Dark matter doesnt really do much of anything in the present-day universe. But in the early days of the cosmos there may have been pockets of dark matter with high enough density that they provided a… [+3375 chars]
-Al2O3, an important catalyst and catalyst support, is widely used in various industrial applications. The five-coordinated aluminum, or Al(V), on the surface of -Al2O3 can affect the catalytic perfo… [+2159 chars]
Newswise — While some galaxies form stars at a continuous rate, others die out and lead a more passive life. What made these galaxies stop forming stars at an early age is not well established, not t… [+3778 chars]
The Milky Way galaxy isn't very active, as far as galaxies go. Every year, it produces around three to four Suns' worth of new stars in the entirety of its spiral body, and stars of all ages can be f… [+3681 chars]