Tag: Astronomy
Quick thinking helps WA team capture death of star
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An Australian team has revealed its discovery of the death of a star and the birth of a black hole.[MORE]
Heretic to hero: Pope pays tribute to Galileo
Pope Benedict has paid tribute to the work of the 17th century astronomer Galileo Galilei, who was convicted of heresy by the Catholic Church in 1633. [MORE]
Rubber ducks keep NASA guessing
The American space agency NASA has made an appeal for public help with one of its stranger experiments. [MORE]
2 trillion tonnes of ice gone in 5yrs: NASA
NASA says it has satellite data that shows more than 2 trillion tonnes of land ice in Greenland, the Arctic, Antarctica and Alaska has melted in the past five years.[MORE]
New moves to win SKA for Australia
A new astronomy research centre has been announced in a bid to improve Western Australia's chances of winning a competition to build a huge international radio telescope.[MORE]
ESA wants International Space Station to live longer
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it hoped the International Space Station (ISS), whose operational life beyond 2015 remains uncertain, would continue working until at least 2020.[MORE]
Endeavour unlocks from ISS
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully unlocked from the International Space Station to begin its return journey to Earth, NASA said.[MORE]
Astronauts wrap up space station makeover
The shuttle Endeavour astronauts packed samples from the International Space Station's (ISS) revived urine recycling system and prepared to leave the outpost after a successful home-makeover mission.[MORE]
Telescope heading home after 'distinguished history'
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A 140-year-old piece of Australia's astronomical history is heading home to Melbourne. [MORE]
Endeavour astronauts complete final spacewalk
Two US astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour are safely back inside the International Space Station (ISS) after successfully repairing the station's solar antenna.[MORE]
Endeavour astronauts begin final spacewalk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have began a fourth and final spacewalk amid efforts to repair the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA extended the mission by a day.[MORE]
ISS crew complete 7-hour space walk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have completed a seven-hour spacewalk as part of efforts to repair the orbiting International Space Station.[MORE]
A wee problem for ISS crew
NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]
Scientists say Copernicus's remains identified
Scientists say they have identified remains found in 2005 as those of Nicolas Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy who was born in the 15th century.[MORE]
ET on ice: underground glaciers could hold key to Martian life
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Scientist say the discovery of enormous underground reservoirs of frozen water on Mars are an encouraging sign of extra-terrestrial life. [MORE]
Shuttle blasts off, astronauts to drink purified urine
As NASA prepares to double the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, nothing may do more for crew bonding than a machine being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday.[MORE]
Indian probe lands on moon
An Indian probe has landed on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced, in a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space program.[MORE]
Astronomers photograph planets outside solar system
Astronomers have announced a breakthrough in space exploration by capturing the first direct images of another solar system. [MORE]
Phoenix lander almost certainly dead: NASA
NASA says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead. [MORE]
NASA ends Mars mission with Lander lost in space
NASA scientists say they can no longer communicate with the Phoenix Mars Lander and are calling an effective end to its five-month-plus mission on the Red Planet.[MORE]
Fridge-sized tape recorder could crack lunar mysteries
A 1960s tape recorder the size of a household fridge could be the key to unlocking valuable information from NASA's Apollo missions to the moon.[MORE]
American astronauts cast votes in space
Two American astronauts currently in space already have voted and urged their Earth-bound compatriots to do the same in a message broadcast by NASA.[MORE]
Hubble telescope back in business
The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business after a month of problems, but preparing spare equipment to keep the orbital observatory running will force NASA to delay its final servicing mission beyond February, officials said.[MORE]
Aussie training to become 'civilian astronaut'
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Melbourne man Nik Halik is in training to become a civilian astronaut.[MORE]
