Archive for August, 2010
“Divorced” asteroids go their separate ways
For space rocks, sunny weather makes breaking up easy to do.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 31, 2010 | Comments 0
Aussie satellite anniversary
Australia’s first communications satellite was launched 25 years ago.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 31, 2010 | Comments 1
The striking Ring Nebula
Ring of colourful gas surrounds a “burned out” star.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 30, 2010 | Comments 0
Mars rover learns to reach out
Curiosity rover has robotic arm fitted, and takes its first “baby steps”. Watch the videos…
Jonathan Nally | Aug 30, 2010 | Comments 1
Shrinking moon starts to crack up
Cliffs in the Moon’s crust suggest the rocky world is cooling and shrinking. Watch the video…
Jonathan Nally | Aug 29, 2010 | Comments 1
Tuvalu: Islands in Danger
The world’s fourth-smallest nation is a string of atolls barely above sea level.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 28, 2010 | Comments 0
Galactic super-volcano in action
Black hole inside galaxy M87 is blasting away gas that would otherwise form stars.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 28, 2010 | Comments 0
Stellar acoustics sound like sunspots
Starquakes make stars “ring like a bell”, revealing details of their magnetism.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 27, 2010 | Comments 0
More planets found
Two are like Saturn, while a third could be a “hot Earth”.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 27, 2010 | Comments 0
Greenland’s changing landscape
Icebergs and plankton blooms star in NASA images of the ice continent.
Jonathan Nally | Aug 27, 2010 | Comments 0
