Why We Love Node.js (and You Should too!)
Do you love the Node.js JavaScript platform for building scalable browser and server applications? As an…
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When bushfires make their own weather
Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the…
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Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?
Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers….
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What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer
In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing…
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Spotlight: Monika Jurczyk’s Art – Drawing Inspiration from Life
As we wrap up 2019 and the presents that will go under the Christmas tree, we…
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Voyager, Infleqtion Partner to Advance Quantum Tech in Space
Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have formed a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of neutral…
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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch…
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Tiny crystals in Earth’s crust have captured the movement of the Milky Way’s spiral arms
When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and…
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For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way
At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States…
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Why grow plants in space? They can improve how we produce food and medicine on Earth
Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier – Mars. To get there,…
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What’s a ‘black moon’? Here’s why it’s worth looking up at the sky this week
There’s been a lot of buzz online about the August “black moon”, happening later this week….
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SpaceX Delivers Data Center to ISS in Breakthrough for Space Computing
A major step in space-based computing is on the horizon as a prototype orbital data center…
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The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think
Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most…
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We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm
This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron…
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Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image
The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an…
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WordPress vs. Drupal: From CMS to Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
In reality, there is no obvious winner in the never-ending Drupal vs. WordPress dispute. Since WordPress’s…
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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System
This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System. First detected by…
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A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
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Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming
At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make…
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Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robots are increasingly becoming a part of our lives – from warehouse automation to robotic vacuum…
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A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to…
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Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they’re not so sure
For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda,…
