Areas of Regional NSW Hit By Space X Space Junk
Recently residents of towns in Regional NSW including Jindabyne, Tumbarumba and Dalgety, have had the unusual…
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Chinese Rocket Crash: A Space Junk Problem
The Chinese National Space Administration conducted an uncontrolled re-entry of their Long March 5B rocket, scattering…
James Webb Space Telescope Sets Sight on Unseen Territory
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced its debut images since its launch in December. The…
Deflecting Asteroids
NASA has a mission called DART which if successful will see asteroids able to be redirected.…
Western and Aboriginal astronomy share much in common
Image:Kirsten Banks loves so much her job she wants to share her passion for space with…
UFO report creates more questions than answers
Image:Shutterstock; ktsdesign The first ever report on UFO's (now UAP's or unidentified aerial phenomena) has been…
Kirsten Banks on Women Working in STEM
The United Nations reports that women continue to be underrepresented in STEM with female students making…
The Future of Gravity Wave Detection
In February of 2016, scientists announced the detection of Gravitational Waves. These disturbances in the fabric…
The Cosmic Web
Imagine all the galaxies in the universe are hanging like drops of dew on the threads…
Meteor Showers of 2021
A New Year brings a new set of astronomical events to look forward to! Let's just…
The Spaghettification of a Star
The universe is vast, and mysterious, and beautiful and apparently, not unlike many of us with…
Global Astronomy Month
Astrophysicist Kirsten Banks joined Jess to chat about the vast universe around us and how you…