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Stories in the stars shared at science festival

Stories in the stars shared at science festival

Stories of the night sky, the enduring food practices of Aboriginal people and chats about death are all on the line-up of a science festival.

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is urging local researchers to look to space for answers to some of earth's biggest challenges.

Dancing the story of the celestial emu for science week

Dancing the story of the celestial emu for science week

Dancing the story of the celestial emu for science week

Dancing the story of the celestial emu for science week

A new film will be shown at the Sydney Observatory, representing the story of the Indigenous emu constellation for National Science Week.

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Ancient asteroid reveals solar system’s secrets

Ancient asteroid reveals solar system’s secrets

Australian scientists studying ancient asteroid fragments collected from space by NASA are answering age-old questions about life on Earth and the solar system.

From pipes to planets: plumber wins astronomy medal

From pipes to planets: plumber wins astronomy medal

A plumber with a passion for stargazing at the Milky Way has won a prestigious astronomy medal for his observations about the galaxy's hazy band of light.

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Planet-eating twins revealed by Australian astronomers

Expanding upon the pioneering theory of planetary ingestion, Australian researchers have discovered the extent to which stars gobble up other celestial bodies.

Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

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Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever

Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever

Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever

Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever

Astronomers in WA have detected a burst of fast radio waves eight billion light-years from Earth as powerful as the sun's total emission over 30 years.

Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon as India celebrates

Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon as India celebrates

Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon as India celebrates

Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon as India celebrates

India has landed a spacecraft safely on the moon, making it only the fourth country to achieve such a feat, after a similar attempt by Russia failed.

Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

In a blow to Russia's space prestige, its Luna-25 mission has failed after the craft crashed into the moon.

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