Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable

Oct 04, 2019 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Australias space industry is set to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and help replenish the dwindling stocks of precious resources on Earth. But to make sure they dont...

Science needs myths to thrive

Oct 04, 2019 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

I can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. I was a PhD candidate just starting my second year, and my supervisor and I had developed a test for rheumatoid arthritis which...

Scientists start mapping the hidden web that scaffolds the universe

Oct 04, 2019 14:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

After counting all the normal, luminous matter in the obvious places of the universe galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the intergalactic medium about half of it is still missing. So not only is 85% of the matter in the...

Scientists find more proof that Jupiter’s moon can host alien life

Oct 04, 2019 07:49 am UTC| Science

Scientists have long been looking for evidence that would support the theory that alien life can thrive in other planets. For years, these experts have been sending probes to various points of interest in our solar system...

NASA to launch an asteroid detection program in 2025 that would bolster Earth’s space defense

Oct 04, 2019 06:04 am UTC| Science

The threat of an asteroid wiping out a major city has always been one of the fears of humanity. After all, its this very threat that put an end to the existence of dinosaurs millions of years ago. Fortunately, with...

NASA chief scientist said that we are ‘close’ to finding alien life; Astronomy professor said the statement is misleading

Oct 03, 2019 05:27 am UTC| Science

The idea that alien life exists in other planets other than our own has been a question thats been debated by the scientific community for decades. However, this could all change in the coming years. At least, thats...

NASA asteroids tracking 2019: Four 'potentially hazardous' asteroids approach Earth on the same day; Should people worry?

Oct 02, 2019 07:38 am UTC| Science

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reports tracking four asteroids classified with potential hazards approaching the Earth almost all on the same day this week. However, there are other factors for...