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 Space & Cosmology Video shows massive star formingFriday, 20 November 2009
Astronomers have made a detailed study of a star-forming region in the Orion Nebula, for the first time getting a close look at the birth of a massive star.  Outlandish planet has wonky orbitWednesday, 18 November 2009
Astronomers have found an extrasolar planet with an "outlandish orbit" that circles its star either backwards, or at an angle of around 90º to the orientation of the star's rotation.  New type of supernova lacks "oomph"Thursday, 12 November 2009
Astronomers have discovered a new type of supernova - the thermonuclear blast from a dying star - which happens three to four times faster than other known types.  NASA debunks 2012 apocalypse mythsThursday, 12 November 2009
The world is not coming to an end in 2012, NASA insists in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumours fuelled by the Internet and a new blockbuster movie.  Vast stars fed biggest black holesThursday, 5 November 2009
Stars more than one million times as massive as the Sun may be more stable than astronomers thought, and have created seeds that grew into the largest supermassive black holes.  Astronomers see universe's cosmic skeletonWednesday, 4 November 2009
Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.  New probe to help predict extreme weatherTuesday, 3 November 2009
A water tracking satellite launched by the European Space Agency is designed to help give faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by climate change.  Gamma-ray burst is the most distant object ever observedFriday, 30 October 2009
It took 13 billion years to reach Earth, but astronomers have seen the light of an exploding mega-star that is the most distant object ever detected, two studies report.  Wireless tech wins Prime Minister's PrizeWednesday, 28 October 2009
Thirty years after creating the technology that led to the wireless network, a CSIRO engineer has been rewarded for the discovery with the 2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.  Cosmic rays speed up tree growthTuesday, 27 October 2009
Cosmic rays, which constantly strike the Earth and are regulated by the solar wind, may influence how fast trees grow, according to British research.  How Galileo's spy glass upended scienceMonday, 26 October 2009
It would hardly pass as a toy today, but the telescope Galileo used 400 years ago this week, changed our perception of the universe and our place within it.  Did Dryas comet really kill off mammoth?Friday, 23 October 2009
Debate on a comet impact 12,900 years ago, and whether it is linked to mass extinctions of large mammals and early humans in North America reopened this week.  Jupiter shift pelted inner planets with asteroidsWednesday, 21 October 2009
A shift in Jupiter's orbit early in the life of the Solar System dislodged thousands of rocks from the Asteroid Belt, causing them to hit Earth and the inner planets.  Lasers simulate black hole in the labWednesday, 21 October 2009
The extreme conditions found around black holes and other very dense objects can be recreated in the laboratory with powerful lasers, physicists say.  Astronomers discover 32 new planetsTuesday, 20 October 2009
Astronomers have announced the discovery of 32 new planets outside our Solar System, some of them only a few times larger than Earth. 
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