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The sheer scale of the universe may oftentimes escape everyday description; our “pale blue dot” may sometimes feel miniscule compared with the sheer scale of the rest of the universe. In response to this, Modern Sciences champions the latest in astronomical developments and discoveries, to help us truly understand what lies beyond our blue skies—not just the universe as how we see it, but a universe in which we are a part. “We are made of star stuff,” after all.
The Mystery of the Dark Side of the Moon
Let’s get down to business: there’s quite literally more to the moon than meets the eye. This video…
It’s not just rocket science – hidden chemistry powers Moon launches and sustains life in space
SpaceX, CC BY-NC Curtis Ho, University of Tasmania Many around the world will watch eagerly this Saturday as…
Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?
NASA Gail Iles, RMIT University Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we…
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important
NASA is going back to the Moon. NASA Jack Burns, University of Colorado Boulder NASA’s Artemis 1 mission…
Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky
Jurik Peter/Shutterstock Luke Barnes, Western Sydney University; Miroslav Filipovic, Western Sydney University; Ray Norris, Western Sydney University, and…
After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning
NASA / JPL Alice Gorman, Flinders University On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left…
Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe (and more)
CSIRO , Author provided Jeffrey Cooke, Swinburne University of Technology We often think of astronomy as a visual…
Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid
Kevin Gill/Flickr, CC BY-SA Uisdean Nicholson, Heriot-Watt University; Sean Gulick, University of Texas at Austin, and Veronica Bray,…
This Australian experiment is on the hunt for an elusive particle that could help unlock the mystery of dark matter
Shutterstock Ben McAllister, The University of Western Australia Australian scientists are making strides towards solving one of the…
A cosmic time machine: how the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe
NASA/JWST Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking…