Hubble’s latest galaxy crash image
350 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies have had a collision of cosmic proportions.
read moreMost distant images ever made
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image — and made history.
read moreMars rock is going home
A chunk of Mars will soon be returning to the Red Planet aboard a 2020 NASA rover mission.
read moreHow stars create the elements
ANU research has demonstrated a long-theorised nuclear effect, helping scientists understand how stars produce elements such as gold and platinum.
read morePlanet puzzles in nearby star system
A star about 100 light-years from Earth, hosts what may be one of the most massive and dense super-Earth planets yet detected.
read moreMars rover looks closely at rocks
Tiny bumps in fine-layered bright bedrock of a Martian ridge are drawing close inspection by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.
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