The iconic Parkes radio telescope, otherwise known as The Dish, has been officially recognised for its contribution to Australian astronomy and humankind’s understanding of the Universe with its addition to
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Why Elon Musk’s satellite swarm is an accident waiting to happen
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Scientists Discover Mysterious Spiral Structures around a “Planet Factory”
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“Stellar archaeology” reveals remnant of ancient globular cluster that’s “the last of its kind”
“Stellar archaeology” reveals remnant of ancient globular cluster that’s “the last of its kind” A team of astronomers including Carnegie’s Ting Li and Alexander Ji discovered a stellar
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Mars 2020 opposition
2020_Mars In October 2020 Mars will be roughly the closest it gets to Earth. This close approach is call an “opposition” and means that the Earth and Mars are on
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NASA Jupiter probe images huge moon Ganymede like never before
NASA Jupiter probe images huge moon Ganymede like never before (photos) NASA’s Juno Jupiter probe has captured unprecedented views of the largest moon in the solar system. During
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