Latest Astronomy News and Stories – Page 6 of 15 – Gizmodo Australia

The Rosetta Image Archive Is Now Complete And Freely Available, So You Can See A Comet Like Never Before

3 years ago

The Rosetta Image Archive Is Now Complete And Freely Available, So You Can See A Comet Like Never Before

George Dvorsky

Fantastic New View Of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals A Distinctly Dice-Like Shape

3 years ago

Fantastic New View Of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals A Distinctly Dice-Like Shape

George Dvorsky

How A Dust Plume Turned The Sun Red

3 years ago

How A Dust Plume Turned The Sun Red

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Dust Storm On Mars Is So Huge It Now Encircles The Entire Planet

3 years ago

The Dust Storm On Mars Is So Huge It Now Encircles The Entire Planet

George Dvorsky

Did Scientists Just Find A Missing Piece Of The Universe?

3 years ago

Did Scientists Just Find A Missing Piece Of The Universe?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Find Stronger Evidence For New Kind Of Black Hole

3 years ago

Scientists Find Stronger Evidence For New Kind Of Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Can Thousands Of Smartphones Help Detect Cosmic Rays?

3 years ago

Can Thousands Of Smartphones Help Detect Cosmic Rays?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Video Made From Real Mars Data Will Make You Feel Like You’re Flying Over The Red Planet

3 years ago

This Video Made From Real Mars Data Will Make You Feel Like You’re Flying Over The Red Planet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Our Galaxy Might Be Teeming With Habitable Exomoons

3 years ago

Our Galaxy Might Be Teeming With Habitable Exomoons

George Dvorsky

New Technique Reveals Hidden Infant Planets Orbiting A Newborn Star

3 years ago

New Technique Reveals Hidden Infant Planets Orbiting A Newborn Star

George Dvorsky

Detection Of Diamond Dust Around Distant Stars Solves Decades-Long Mystery

3 years ago

Detection Of Diamond Dust Around Distant Stars Solves Decades-Long Mystery

George Dvorsky

What Are These Mystery Puffs Near The Galactic Centre?

3 years ago

What Are These Mystery Puffs Near The Galactic Centre?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s New Horizons Is Awake And Ready To Explore Space Beyond Pluto

3 years ago

NASA’s New Horizons Is Awake And Ready To Explore Space Beyond Pluto

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jupiter’s Lightning Is Somehow More And Less Like Earth’s Than Scientists Thought

3 years ago

Jupiter’s Lightning Is Somehow More And Less Like Earth’s Than Scientists Thought

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA To Extend Juno Jupiter Mission By Three Years

3 years ago

NASA To Extend Juno Jupiter Mission By Three Years

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Small Asteroid Strikes Africa Just Hours After It Was Spotted

3 years ago

Small Asteroid Strikes Africa Just Hours After It Was Spotted

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Colliding Neutron Stars Likely Birthed A Baby Black Hole

3 years ago

Colliding Neutron Stars Likely Birthed A Baby Black Hole

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spot Surprising Evidence Of Methane Dunes On Pluto

3 years ago

Astronomers Spot Surprising Evidence Of Methane Dunes On Pluto

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New View of the Tarantula Nebula Is the Space Picture We All Need Today

3 years ago

New View of the Tarantula Nebula Is the Space Picture We All Need Today

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Massive Neutron Star Is The Definition Of Extreme

3 years ago

Massive Neutron Star Is The Definition Of Extreme

George Dvorsky

Telescope Aimed At Black Hole Gives Taste Of Incredible Results To Come

3 years ago

Telescope Aimed At Black Hole Gives Taste Of Incredible Results To Come

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Is This Asteroid Orbiting The Wrong Way Around The Sun?

3 years ago

Why Is This Asteroid Orbiting The Wrong Way Around The Sun?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

China To Launch Mission To Moon’s Far Side On Monday

3 years ago

China To Launch Mission To Moon’s Far Side On Monday

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble’s Latest Batch Of Space Porn Is Some Of The Best We’ve Ever Seen

3 years ago

Hubble’s Latest Batch Of Space Porn Is Some Of The Best We’ve Ever Seen

George Dvorsky

Space Rock Discovery Boosts Evidence For Planet Nine

3 years ago

Space Rock Discovery Boosts Evidence For Planet Nine

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Famous Neutron Star Just Glitched In A Huge Way

3 years ago

Famous Neutron Star Just Glitched In A Huge Way

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Hungriest Black Hole Ever Detected Gobbles A Sun-Sized Star Every Two Days

3 years ago

The Hungriest Black Hole Ever Detected Gobbles A Sun-Sized Star Every Two Days

George Dvorsky

Does Earth’s Shifting Orbit Influence How Life Evolves?

3 years ago

Does Earth’s Shifting Orbit Influence How Life Evolves?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Spacecraft May Have Flown Right Through A Plume Of Water On Jupiter’s Moon Europa

3 years ago

Spacecraft May Have Flown Right Through A Plume Of Water On Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Saturn’s Rings Look Razor-Thin In This Posthumous Cassini Release

3 years ago

Saturn’s Rings Look Razor-Thin In This Posthumous Cassini Release

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

US Congressman Divulges Unreleased Study To Win Support For Life-Hunting Mission To Jupiter’s Moon Europa

3 years ago

US Congressman Divulges Unreleased Study To Win Support For Life-Hunting Mission To Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How The Hell Did This Asteroid Get All The Way Out Past Neptune?

3 years ago

How The Hell Did This Asteroid Get All The Way Out Past Neptune?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Are Jupiter And Venus Messing With Earth’s Climate?

3 years ago

Are Jupiter And Venus Messing With Earth’s Climate?

George Dvorsky

On This Saturn-Like Exoplanet, The Forecast Always Calls For Clear Skies

3 years ago

On This Saturn-Like Exoplanet, The Forecast Always Calls For Clear Skies

George Dvorsky

Simulated Moon Dust Kills Cells And Alters DNA, Signalling Trouble For Future Lunar Colonists

3 years ago

Simulated Moon Dust Kills Cells And Alters DNA, Signalling Trouble For Future Lunar Colonists

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why NASA’s Next Mars Lander Will Launch From California Instead Of Florida

3 years ago

Why NASA’s Next Mars Lander Will Launch From California Instead Of Florida

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Not About To Flip, And Here’s Why

3 years ago

The Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Not About To Flip, And Here’s Why

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What’s The Best Astronomical Object In Your Zodiac Sign?

3 years ago

What’s The Best Astronomical Object In Your Zodiac Sign?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Gorgeous Photo Of Martian Landscape Is Just The Beginning For ExoMars Mission

3 years ago

Gorgeous Photo Of Martian Landscape Is Just The Beginning For ExoMars Mission

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

AI Is Getting Pretty Good At Studying Distant Galaxies

3 years ago

AI Is Getting Pretty Good At Studying Distant Galaxies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible New Gif Shows Cosmic ‘Snow’ On The Surface Of A Comet

3 years ago

Incredible New Gif Shows Cosmic ‘Snow’ On The Surface Of A Comet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible New View Of The Milky Way Is The Largest Star Map Ever

3 years ago

Incredible New View Of The Milky Way Is The Largest Star Map Ever

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Confirmed: Uranus Smells Like Farts

3 years ago

Confirmed: Uranus Smells Like Farts

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

3 years ago

How Juno’s Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Releases Mind-Blowing New Images Of The Lagoon Nebula To Honour Its 28th Anniversary

3 years ago

Hubble Releases Mind-Blowing New Images Of The Lagoon Nebula To Honour Its 28th Anniversary

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We’re Worrying About The Wrong Space Rocks

3 years ago

Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We’re Worrying About The Wrong Space Rocks

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Heated Debate Surrounds Galaxy Seeming To Lack Dark Matter

3 years ago

Heated Debate Surrounds Galaxy Seeming To Lack Dark Matter

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Pluto’s Moon Charon Now Has A Crater Called Dorothy, Among Other Newly Named Features

3 years ago

Pluto’s Moon Charon Now Has A Crater Called Dorothy, Among Other Newly Named Features

George Dvorsky

This Is How Stars Would Look Over NYC If It Weren’t So Freaking Light Polluted

3 years ago

This Is How Stars Would Look Over NYC If It Weren’t So Freaking Light Polluted

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Extragalactic Eye Is Hiding A Neutron Star

3 years ago

This Extragalactic Eye Is Hiding A Neutron Star

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Making Of ‘Pillars Of Creation’, One Of The Most Amazing Images Of Our Universe

3 years ago

The Making Of ‘Pillars Of Creation’, One Of The Most Amazing Images Of Our Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Find Evidence Of Thousands Of Black Holes At The Centre Of Our Galaxy

3 years ago

Astronomers Find Evidence Of Thousands Of Black Holes At The Centre Of Our Galaxy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Buzz Buzz, NASA Funds Project To Put Bee Robots On Mars

3 years ago

Buzz Buzz, NASA Funds Project To Put Bee Robots On Mars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s Newest Planet Hunter Will Do What Kepler Couldn’t

3 years ago

NASA’s Newest Planet Hunter Will Do What Kepler Couldn’t

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Rare Type Of Supernova Extinguishes Star At Unprecedented Speed

3 years ago

Rare Type Of Supernova Extinguishes Star At Unprecedented Speed

George Dvorsky

Giant Planet Orbiting A Brown Dwarf Spotted, Re-Opening Debate Over What Makes A Planet

3 years ago

Giant Planet Orbiting A Brown Dwarf Spotted, Re-Opening Debate Over What Makes A Planet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Visiting Star Jostled Our Solar System 70,000 Years Ago

3 years ago

A Visiting Star Jostled Our Solar System 70,000 Years Ago

George Dvorsky

The ‘Oumuamua Asteroid Likely Came From A Tatooine-Like Star System

3 years ago

The ‘Oumuamua Asteroid Likely Came From A Tatooine-Like Star System

George Dvorsky

12 Incredible New Images Of Galaxies And Nebulae From The Hubble Telescope

3 years ago

12 Incredible New Images Of Galaxies And Nebulae From The Hubble Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What You Need To Know About Stephen Hawking’s Final Physics Paper

3 years ago

What You Need To Know About Stephen Hawking’s Final Physics Paper

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Has Only A Few Months To Live

3 years ago

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Has Only A Few Months To Live

George Dvorsky

This Charming Video Of Moonstruck Pedestrians Is A Good Reminder To Check Out Our Cool Moon

3 years ago

This Charming Video Of Moonstruck Pedestrians Is A Good Reminder To Check Out Our Cool Moon

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Dark Matter May Not Solve This Galactic Mystery After All

3 years ago

Dark Matter May Not Solve This Galactic Mystery After All

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Wants To Fly Your Name Into The Sun

3 years ago

NASA Wants To Fly Your Name Into The Sun

George Dvorsky

The Juno Spacecraft Is Revealing Some Astounding Things About Jupiter’s Mysterious Interior

3 years ago

The Juno Spacecraft Is Revealing Some Astounding Things About Jupiter’s Mysterious Interior

George Dvorsky

Scientists Observe Red Giant Waking Up Neutron Star In A Flash

3 years ago

Scientists Observe Red Giant Waking Up Neutron Star In A Flash

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Observations Reveal A Dramatic Web Structure Inside The Orion Nebula

3 years ago

New Observations Reveal A Dramatic Web Structure Inside The Orion Nebula

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Iconic Stellar Ring Much Stranger Than Previously Thought

3 years ago

Iconic Stellar Ring Much Stranger Than Previously Thought

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Fundamental Equation Of Quantum Physics Also Describes Rings And Disks In Space

3 years ago

Fundamental Equation Of Quantum Physics Also Describes Rings And Disks In Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Researchers Devise A New Way To Solve Long-Standing Mystery About The Universe

3 years ago

Researchers Devise A New Way To Solve Long-Standing Mystery About The Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Freaky Theory Offers Totally New Explanation Of The Moon’s Origin

3 years ago

Freaky Theory Offers Totally New Explanation Of The Moon’s Origin

George Dvorsky

Strange Pole-Shifting Physics Conjures A Truly Alien World

3 years ago

Strange Pole-Shifting Physics Conjures A Truly Alien World

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Giant Flare Around Proxima Centauri May Kill Hope For Planetary System

3 years ago

Giant Flare Around Proxima Centauri May Kill Hope For Planetary System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredibly Detailed Image Of Our Galaxy’s Centre Shows How Things Move Around A Black Hole

3 years ago

Incredibly Detailed Image Of Our Galaxy’s Centre Shows How Things Move Around A Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Results Challenge Basic Ideas Of Supermassive Black Holes

3 years ago

New Results Challenge Basic Ideas Of Supermassive Black Holes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Amateur Astronomer Spots Supernova Right As It Begins

3 years ago

Amateur Astronomer Spots Supernova Right As It Begins

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Is The Most Distant Confirmed Supernova Ever Observed

3 years ago

This Is The Most Distant Confirmed Supernova Ever Observed

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Falcon Heavy May Have Drastically Increased The Number Of Asteroids We Can Mine

3 years ago

Falcon Heavy May Have Drastically Increased The Number Of Asteroids We Can Mine

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

When Will We Finally Find A Truly Earth-Like Exoplanet?

3 years ago

When Will We Finally Find A Truly Earth-Like Exoplanet?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

There’s Only The Tiniest Chance That Musk’s Tesla Will Crash Back To Earth, But We’ll Take It

3 years ago

There’s Only The Tiniest Chance That Musk’s Tesla Will Crash Back To Earth, But We’ll Take It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Horizons Just Set A Record For Taking The Furthest Photographs Away From Earth

3 years ago

New Horizons Just Set A Record For Taking The Furthest Photographs Away From Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Has Officially Listed Musk’s Tesla Roadster As A Celestial Object

3 years ago

NASA Has Officially Listed Musk’s Tesla Roadster As A Celestial Object

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory Passes Huge Test

3 years ago

Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory Passes Huge Test

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Find Evidence Of Thousands Of Planets In Distant Galaxy

3 years ago

Scientists Find Evidence Of Thousands Of Planets In Distant Galaxy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Spot One Of The Oldest Stars In The Milky Way

3 years ago

Scientists Spot One Of The Oldest Stars In The Milky Way

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Synchronised Galactic Orbit Challenges Our Best Theory Of How The Universe Works

3 years ago

Synchronised Galactic Orbit Challenges Our Best Theory Of How The Universe Works

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Remarkable Image Captures Surface Details Of A Dying Star Located 530 Light-Years Away

3 years ago

Remarkable Image Captures Surface Details Of A Dying Star Located 530 Light-Years Away

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Say Giant Disco Ball In Space Is Bad For Science

3 years ago

Astronomers Say Giant Disco Ball In Space Is Bad For Science

George Dvorsky

‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroids’ Are Not The Asteroids You Should Worry About

3 years ago

‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroids’ Are Not The Asteroids You Should Worry About

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

TRAPPIST-1 Star System Contains Two Potentially Habitable Planets, New Study Suggests

3 years ago

TRAPPIST-1 Star System Contains Two Potentially Habitable Planets, New Study Suggests

George Dvorsky

We Might Need To Redefine ‘Planet’ Again

3 years ago

We Might Need To Redefine ‘Planet’ Again

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

3 years ago

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

George Dvorsky

This Picture Of Jupiter’s Swirly Blue Pole Is Magnificent

3 years ago

This Picture Of Jupiter’s Swirly Blue Pole Is Magnificent

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Saturn’s Fascinating Moon Titan Has Yet Another Thing In Common With Earth

3 years ago

Saturn’s Fascinating Moon Titan Has Yet Another Thing In Common With Earth

George Dvorsky

Test Of Einstein’s Theory Confirms The Sun Is Losing Mass

3 years ago

Test Of Einstein’s Theory Confirms The Sun Is Losing Mass

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Runs Successful First Tests Of Compact Nuclear Reactor For Mars Base

3 years ago

NASA Runs Successful First Tests Of Compact Nuclear Reactor For Mars Base

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronaut Slated To Be First African-American ISS Crew Member Unexpectedly Grounded

3 years ago

Astronaut Slated To Be First African-American ISS Crew Member Unexpectedly Grounded

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Giant Fireball Over Michigan Was Visible From Six US States And Canada

3 years ago

This Giant Fireball Over Michigan Was Visible From Six US States And Canada

Tom McKay

Is China Really Planning To Destroy Space Junk With Lasers?

3 years ago

Is China Really Planning To Destroy Space Junk With Lasers?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Australian Amateur Astronomers Discover Star System With Five Rocky Planets

3 years ago

Australian Amateur Astronomers Discover Star System With Five Rocky Planets

George Dvorsky