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The brightest supernova ever detected was about 100 times brighter than the flash of typical dying star (Image: iStockphoto)
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Brightest supernova died six times
Astronomers analysing the brightest supernova ever detected say the titanic flare has reshaped thinking about the death struggle of gigantic stars. >> moreThursday, 15 November 2007
Time to rejoin space race, say scientists
Australia may gain a National Space Science Institute and send a spacecraft to a fiery death into the sun during the next 10 years, under a proposal by the nation's space scientists. >> moreWednesday, 14 November 2007
Telescope-toting jet has trial run
Testing has started of a jet modified to house a sensitive infrared telescope that the US space agency says will offer astronomers a new window on the ever-evolving Milky Way. >> moreMonday, 12 November 2007
Cosmic rays start in violent black holes
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays make their way to earth from massive black holes in nearby galaxies, scientists say, in a finding that may solve a mystery that has puzzled physicists for decades. >> moreFriday, 9 November 2007
Distant solar system has five planets
The discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star outside our own solar system has prompted scientists to suggest there may be many solar systems, just like our own, packed with planets. >> moreWednesday, 7 November 2007
Astronaut pushes boundaries on spacewalk
Astronauts have completed one of the most difficult and dangerous spacewalks yet to repair a solar panel on the International Space Station. >> moreMonday, 5 November 2007
Mars caves forged by volcanoes and meteors
Recently discovered caves on Mars were created in a short amount of time by violent meteorite impacts and volcanoes, say researchers. >> moreWednesday, 31 October 2007
Black hole bonanza
A study of ancient galaxies led astronomers to a goldmine of black holes, a discovery that more than doubles the number found in the early universe. >> moreMonday, 29 October 2007
Look mum, it's a neutrino
Physicists have taken a snapshot of an elusive neutrino, in research that could one day explain why some of the universe's mass seems to be missing. >> moreWednesday, 24 October 2007
Stellar black hole breaks records
Astronomers have found the biggest stellar black hole so far, a monster with a mass 15.65 times that of our sun, lurking in a nearby spiral-shaped galaxy. >> moreThursday, 18 October 2007
Galactic lens 'weighs' puny galaxy
A puny galaxy just one-hundredth the mass of the Milky Way and nearly halfway across the universe has been weighed by astronomers, using a nearer and more massive galaxy as a gigantic telescopic lens. >> moreTuesday, 16 October 2007
Looney Moon orbit mystery solved
The Moon was pulled out of its circular orbit around Earth by the tug of gravity from Jupiter and Venus, a new study suggests. >> moreFriday, 12 October 2007
Lightning strikes Jupiter's poles
Lightning occurs at Jupiter's poles, a phenomenon previously only seen on Earth, a new study shows. >> moreWednesday, 10 October 2007
NEWS ANALYSIS
Muslim leaders advise on faith in space
Oh, the worries of rookie astronauts. Will microgravity make me sick? Just how does that space potty really work? And, if you're an observant Muslim flying during the holy month of Ramadan, which of the 16 daily orbital dawns and dusks should be prayer time and how do you find Mecca in space, let alone kneel in its direction? >> moreTuesday, 9 October 2007
Early universe to be seen in southern hemisphere
A glimpse back to the beginnings of the universe has moved closer with the backers of an extremely large telescope formally choosing a site in Chile. >> moreMonday, 8 October 2007
Earth-like planet forming on our doorstep
An earth-like planet seems to be forming some 424 light-years away, snuggled into a huge belt of warm dust, scientists say. >> moreThursday, 4 October 2007
Hyperburst may signal something new in cosmos
A brilliant millisecond flash of radio energy billions of light-years from our galaxy has astronomers wondering if they've discovered a new type of energetic celestial object. >> moreFriday, 28 September 2007
Bugs go feral in space
Bacteria become more dangerous in space, killing more mice than earthbound bacteria and killing them more quickly, US researchers say. >> moreTuesday, 25 September 2007
Peru 'meteorite' strike leaves 200 sick
About 200 villagers have fallen ill from mysterious gases that spewed from a crater in southeastern Peru believed to have been caused by a meteorite crash, officials and scientists say. >> moreWednesday, 19 September 2007
Scientists plug gap in how planets form
Gaps in the dusty discs surrounding newborn stars seem the key to how planets form, scientists say. >> moreFriday, 14 September 2007
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