Old stars may still make new worlds
Building planets Stars considered too old to have new planets forming around them, could still be creating new worlds after all, according to a new s
Space monkey a 'big step' for Iran
Space monkey Iran has taken a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere,
Shining light of astronomy awarded
Australia Day honours Australia's most recent Nobel Prize winner has today been made a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
Stars caught in red light hook up
Merging stars Strange red glowing lights in deep space may be caused by pairs of stars getting so close to each other they share atmospheres.
Sun's hot mystery solved
Magnetic magic One of the Sun's greatest mysteries has been solved: why it gets hotter, rather than cooler, further away from its surface.
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Evidence of ancient Martian lake found
Wet world A US spacecraft orbiting Mars has provided evidence of an ancient crater lake fed by groundwater, adding further support to theories that t
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