Life’s building blocks all found in asteroid samples as we start a dive into the Artemis II mission
From life’s building blocks confirmed in space rocks, to part one of our dive into the Artemis II mission and record nickel levels on Mars. This a wrap of the...
NASA’s Perseverance rover finds record nickel levels in ancient Martian river rocks
Data from NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed unusually high concentrations of nickel in the ancient Neretva Vallis river channel on Mars — the highest ever detected in Martian bedrock. On…
For the first time, scientists observe massive atoms existing in two places simultaneously
Physicists at the Australian National University have observed pairs of helium atoms in a genuine quantum superposition — simultaneously existing in two locations while entangled in motion. It's a result…
Artemis II flew through deep-space radiation — here’s what scientists measured
When NASA launched Artemis II on April 1, 2026, it sent four astronauts into the deep-space radiation environment for the first time since the Apollo program. Beyond Earth's magnetic shelter,…
Australian scientists build the world’s first working quantum battery prototype
A team from CSIRO, RMIT University, and the University of Melbourne has demonstrated the world's first proof-of-concept quantum battery — a device that charges, stores, and releases energy using the…
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Scientists find all five DNA building blocks in samples from space rocks
Researchers have confirmed all five canonical nucleobases — the information-carrying units of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa-2…
Hypersonix Set For First Flight As Tasmanian Scientist Joins A NASA Mission to Track Ice With Space Lasers
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Tasmanian scientist in NASA mission to track ice with space lasers
A sea-ice scientist at the University of Tasmania is part of a new NASA satellite mission designed to deliver greater global coverage of land, sea…
Quantum encryption could work across city-sized distances
Marking a significant step toward a quantum-secure internet, researchers have demonstrated device-independent quantum key distribution - or QKD - over optical fibers spanning 100 kilometers.
This student made cosmic dust in her lab
A Sydney PhD student has recreated a tiny piece of the Universe inside a bottle in her lab, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The results…
Artemis II Confidence Test Finds Another Fault
NASA engineers are reviewing data from a February 12 confidence test of the Space Launch System that's at the heart of the Artemis II mission.
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Artemis To Roll Out Early; Gravitational Wave Studies and New Equipment for Siding Springs
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Unlocking Supernova Stardust Secrets
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The Near Collapse Of Earth’s Magnetic Field May Have Led To Complex Life
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