Earth and Mars are converging for a very close encounter as the distance between the two planets shrinks (at 300 […]
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By Angela Beggs It’s official: after ten years in the making, the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) – or planet hunter […]
This past Tuesday, 18 February, marked the 84th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, our favourite dwarf planet. Back in […]
In the past we’ve given you flowers and diamonds, and in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, today we present to […]
By Paulo de Souza Paulo is a science leader in microsensor technologies and systems at CSIRO Computational Informatics in Hobart […]
The Chinese space program has reached another milestone in its ambitious plans to explore space, with the successful landing of the […]
In a ‘text book’ launch, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft roared off its pad at Cape Canaveral and disappeared into a cloud […]
It’s Monday, and we’re right in the middle of World Space Week – what space activities have you been up […]
It’s been almost seven years since Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet. At 15:34 CEST on 24 August 2006, […]
When, in August 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally set down the definition of a planet (and demoted Pluto […]
Journey to the Planets is a multimedia music concert and adventure for 5-12 year olds and their families at The […]
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