First mission to touch the Sun
Scientists are planning a new mission to travel closer to the Sun than ever before.
The American space agency NASA says its Solar Probe Plus spacecraft will launch in
Meaning of life changes across cosmos
New research suggests the laws of physics aren't the same in all parts of the Universe.
Australian scientists have detected a spatial variation in the fine structure c
God did not create universe: Hawking
God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the universe due to a series of developments in physics, according to a new book by Stephen Hawking.
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Dying star in hot water
Astronomers think light from distant stars may be forming water on a dying red giant twice the mass and 700 times the size of our Sun.
The discovery helps to extend th
Solar max claims 'overstated': expert
Australia's leading body responsible for monitoring space weather has dismissed claims that a massive solar storm could "wipe out the Earth's entire power grid".
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Spinning asteroids split in two
Scientists have discovered asteroids can split in two if they rotate too quickly.
The revelation could help improve understanding of these floating mountains that occa
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