An increase in solar activity has resulted in the early re-entry of three CubeSats from Curtin University's Binar Space Programme. These small satellites, which operated at low Earth orbit, were…
A supernova, an explosive end to a star's life cycle, has the potential to impact planets in its proximity, including Earth. If a star were to go supernova within close…
A close encounter between Earth and asteroid 99942 Apophis is expected to take place in April 2029. Named after an ancient Egyptian deity associated with darkness and disorder, Apophis will…
Astronomers have uncovered unique, lumpy “knots” within a jet emerging from a black hole in the Centaurus A galaxy, thanks to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These features, which exhibit varying…
