The 76-year-old discusses “one of the greatest scientific mysteries” – plus:what he envies about younger generations – and enjoys about his own.
As if capturing an image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way wasn’t impressive enough,scientists are now planning to take a video of it.
The source was closer to Cape Canaveral than outer space,scientists say.
Scientists say the supermassive black hole devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull.
Their roots were bent and gnarly,and adding water was a challenge,but edible plants have been grown in soil brought back from the moon.
There is a rush of current and planned missions to explore the red planet,but an Australian scientist playing a key role says humans are unlikely to ever call Mars home.
The two planets will appear so close together in the eastern sky about 5am AEST on Sunday that they will appear as one bright light.
The Long Beach,California-based company is trying to slash the cost of spaceflight by reusing its rockets,a trend pioneered by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
NASA scientists say chemical compounds needed to form DNA and RNA,the molecule that helps control the actions of genes,may have arrived from space.
Part of the problem is we don’t know the ratio of peaceful to hostile civilisations in the galaxy- should they exist.
Before its Queensland launch pad was approved,a space tech company was asked to resolve issues with the neighbours – including sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.