How rock formations in Australia help scientists to study how the moon is moving away from the Earth

The moon is currently moving 3.8 cm away from the Earth every year.

Joshua Davies, The Conversation

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Margriet Lantink, The Conversation

· Oct 13, 2022 · 11:30 pm

International UFO Day: Why has the US got us all so fascinated by alien beings from outer space?

The study of UFOs should not be linked with insights into mystical dimensions of life but with the violence and insidious surveillance of the Cold War years.

Nandita Haksar

· Jul 02, 2022 · 07:30 am

Can blackholes be used to harvest energy? Scientists prove a 50-year-old theory right

The method can be used by advanced civilisations – aliens or future humans.

Daniele Faccio, The Conversation

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Marion Cromb, The Conversation

· Jul 02, 2020 · 11:30 pm

For space exploration to succeed, we must talk about a basic human need: Sex

Sex technology is the answer for astronauts craving intimacy and relationships.

Simon Dubé, The Conversation

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Dave Anctil, The Conversation

· Feb 21, 2020 · 09:30 pm

An astronomer explains why you have got your zodiac sign wrong

Astrology is to science what the game “monopoly” is to the real estate market.

James Kaler, The Conversation

· Jan 28, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Even as astronomers raise a red flag, it seems Jupiter’s great big spot is here to stay

In May, the science world was abuzz with speculation that the planet’s unique feature was nearing its end. A research team from Berkeley thinks otherwise.

Philip Marcus, The Conversation

· Nov 27, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Stargazers in for a treat as Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend

This is an annual meteor shower that is caused by debris left behind by Halley’s Comet burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 20, 2017 · 12:26 pm

There’s a parking crisis in space – and you should be worried about it

Telecom operators increasingly struggle to find ‘parking spots’ for their satellites in outer space.

Chloe Billing, The Conversation

· Oct 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Isro to launch ‘South Asia’ satellite GSAT-09 on May 5

Narendra Modi had called it India’s gift to Saarc member countries.

Scroll Staff

· May 01, 2017 · 09:41 am

SpaceX tests Raptor, which aims to take humans to Mars by 2024

The Raptor is a next generation rocket engine that will be used to power the company's Mars Colonial Transporter.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 26, 2016 · 01:38 pm

Why are people starting to believe in UFOs again?

Whether it's Clinton's courting the UFO vote or Trump's lending credibility to conspiracy theories, the 'triumph of reason' seems to have gone by the wayside.

Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation

· Jul 09, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Mercury: Get ready to watch the ‘first rock from the sun’ in transit

How to view Mercury's rare move across the face of the sun.

David Rothery, The Conversation

· May 06, 2016 · 04:30 pm