Australian know-how used to design 'planetary probes' to explore Earth's thermosphere
Australia is going back into space with the launch of the first locally built satellites in more than 15 years.Early next year 50 tiny satellites the size of bedside lamps will be shot out of the International Space Station like planetary probes, in an attempt to discover more about the least understood layer of the atmosphere. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Australia's future is in space Muslim party founder faces fraud charges Moore Par..>> view originalPerseid meteor shower about to begin, as Earth flies through stunning trail of space debris
The sky is about to get its most dazzling display of the year, as the Earth flies through a cloud of space debris. The Perseid meteors will peak on Friday, when astronomers have encouraged people to head out and see what is set to be an even more spectacular show than usual. The shooting stars will be visible through the week. But on Friday there’ll be more than 80 stars visible per hour, with the Perseids reaching the high point of their 12-year cycle this year. Nasa's most stunning pictures..>> view originalAndy Griffiths and Terry Denton bring us into their treehouse
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton bring us into their treehouse Updated August 09, 2016 12:16:57 Walking into Andy Griffiths' workspace, you would be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into a 9-year-old's dream.Every surface is covered with toys, books, gadgets and gags. If you still had any doubt that this was a room for fun and imagination, the plastic vomit on the ground and the jar of "Andy's own vomit" would set you straight.Among all the gadgets, there is one th..>> view originalOne man's plan to grow his own dinosaur
Dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid right? Not according to this guy. Picture: Universal StudiosIT SOUNDS like something straight out of a Jurassic Park movie — and we all know how that ended — but one man in Texas is hoping to grow his own dinosaurs.Carl Baugh is a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD in philosophy, and he runs the Creation Evidence Museum at Glen Rose, about an hour from Dallas.He’s devoted his life to toppling Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, by proving that people and d..>> view originalWonder Mineral: Rare Siberian Mine Minerals Discovered, Unlike Anything Found in Nature
Aug 09, 2016 02:51 AM EDT Mother nature has its way of producing the sturdiest of materials that can withstand the rigorous elements on Earth. Recently, a rare mineral was discovered in a Siberian coal mine that surprised scientists because of its potential uses. Some say that the rare Siberian mineral is similar to some synthetic materials that scientist are used to creating inside the laboratory artificially. Apparently, nature can produce the same mineral in a natural way. And because of ..>> view originalThe legend that Chinese civilisation started with the biggest flood in 10000 years may be true
It was a flood to rival that which Noah rode out. Up to 500,000 cubic metres of water per second from a wall some 38 metres above normal river levels. And according to legend, 4000 years ago, an emperor known as Yu the Great successfully controlled it, laying the foundations for Chinese civilisation today. Until now, though, there has been no solid evidence to suggest the great flood of the Yellow River basin ever happened. But an international team of scientists has just had a paper published ..>> view originalDo Young People Really Love The Large Hadron Collider?
By Jacob Henegan Everybody knows that today’s youth are big fans of high-speed particle collision experiments. After all, when scientists at the Large Hadron Collider confirmed they had discovered the Higgs Boson in 2013, Millennials went nuts. At the time, it felt like our generation’s Woodstock. It was the Moon Landing of particle science. But since then, times have changed. We seem to have forgotten about the world’s largest contiguous piece of machinery, in favour of the latest new trends a..>> view originalAliens After All? The 'Alien Megastructure' Star's Dimming Can't Be Explained By Natural Causes
The story of the “alien megastructure” star KIC 8462852 has been utterly fascinating and it looks as though even now, the mystery just got a little deeper. Discovered by Tabetha Boyajian of Yale University, Tabby’s Star has been baffling astronomers thanks to its almost constant flickering. First believed to be a giant ‘alien megastructure’, the theory was then revised to it being caused by a vast swarm of comets. JPL-Caltech/NASA A new look at the solar system however has ruled even that ..>> view originalSawfish research just got easier thanks to testing for DNA in estuaries
Sawfish research just got easier thanks to testing for DNA in estuaries By Phil Staley and Kristy Sexton McGrath Posted August 09, 2016 15:33:39 Researchers of Australia's four species of rare sawfish have developed an easier way to find the estuaries the fish exist in.James Cook University professor Colin Simpfendorfer, and researchers from James Cook and Charles Darwin Universities, have previously found the task of finding sawfish arduous, expensive and dang..>> view original
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