There is nothing particularly super about this months full moon, writes Ian Griffin.At full moon, the moon is separated from the sun by exactly 180 degrees. That moment occurs at 6.37am on Thursday … [+1817 chars]
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder. That popcorn-like effect may even h… [+5904 chars]
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 9:53 amPress Release: University of Canterbury University of Canterbury asteroid hunters have named an asteroid they discovered in honour of eminent mathematician University… [+7231 chars]
Space lovers are farewelling an airborne observatory as it makes its final international visit to Christchurch. SOFIA - short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - is a 747 aeroplan… [+2626 chars]
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJuly 11, 2022 Long predicted but never observed, fluid-like electron whirlpools could be leveraged for next-gen low-power electronics. Credit: Ch… [+3469 chars]
Lake Taup essentially fills the hole left by the monstrous Oruanui eruption, around 25,400 years ago. Photo / Peter WiltonDecades of data has revealed how the bed of New Zealand's largest lake has be… [+5504 chars]
In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or "spaghettified," after approaching too close to a massive black hole. That tidal disruption of a sun-like st… [+7201 chars]
Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed "decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'" So concludes an international team of scientists as the 200th birthday … [+3693 chars]
Japanese researchers have proposed constructing artificial-gravity buildings on the Moon and Mars which could help reduce health risks to humans in space. Their proposals follow a study published ea… [+2362 chars]
Meteorites on Earth Earth mainly gets meteorites from the asteroid belt, the Moon and Mars. They range from those only visible with a microscope to gigantic ones, such as the roughly 10km-wide meteo… [+1541 chars]
Twinkling like cosmic lighthouses on a shore 13 billion light-years from Earth, quasars are some of the oldest, brightest relics of the early universe that astronomers can detect today. Short for "q… [+3435 chars]
Touted as the first idea of its kind, the team is not stopping at just building a base on the moon and Mars. Interestingly, the Lunar and Mars Glass concepts are just one part of a larger project; th… [+1278 chars]
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