‘Super-Earth’:Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

‘Super-Earth’:Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

The planet,called 55 Cancri e or Janssen,is about 8.8 times bigger than Earth.

  • byWill Dunham

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From Melbourne to the moon,Victorians seek space in lunar industry

From Melbourne to the moon,Victorians seek space in lunar industry

Australia’s space industry is finally taking off,working on everything from the country’s first lunar rover to growing plants on the moon.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Statecraft takes the biscuit
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Statecraft takes the biscuit

And Nabiac gets ready to rock.

How to get a head knock in advertising
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How to get a head knock in advertising

While some get cocky over school lunches.

Still vividly lighting up the austral sky at night
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Still vividly lighting up the austral sky at night

The ins and outs of old Volkswagens.

A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years
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A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years

For almost four minutes there’s nothing but ethereal serenity. All I can see in the distance is the black silhouette of the moon surrounded by the pearly glow of the sun’s corona.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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‘It’s so dark’:Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America

‘It’s so dark’:Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America

It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience ever,with a couple of hundred million people living in or near the shadow’s path.

  • byMarcia Dunn
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe

Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe

Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable,possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.

  • byDennis Overbye
‘We’re tipped over’:First private lunar lander ends up on its side

‘We’re tipped over’:First private lunar lander ends up on its side

The company that built the six-footed lander initially said the Odysseus lander,the first US moon landing in more than 50 years,was upright after touchdown.

  • byMarcia Dunn
‘Odysseus has taken the moon’:Australia helps guide first private lunar landing

‘Odysseus has taken the moon’:Australia helps guide first private lunar landing

The US has achieved a historic lunar milestone with the touchdown of the Odysseus spacecraft,which marks the return of the US to the moon since the Apollo missions.

  • byAngus Dalton
Property market in a grave state
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Property market in a grave state

At least there’s an upside to Mankinigate.