- Galaxies get more chaotic as they age: An international team led by ASTRO 3D reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies, published today.
- Gippsland plumber wins Australian astronomy medal for 400,000 star measurements over decades.Twin stars reveal planet-eating habits. At least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion according to a paper published in Nature.
- JWST reveals a massive and ancient galaxy that challenges our models of the young Universe. Galaxies and stars developed faster after the Big Bang than expected
- How does the atmosphere’s washing machine work?: A German aircraft flying out of Cairns is measuring the chemistry of the clouds above Australia and the Pacific.
- Train your brain to overcome tinnitus: An app can change the lives of those affected by tinnitus. Millions of people have been told to there is nothing they can do about their tinnitus. That’s bad advice and for many it leads to more stress anxiety and depression.
- Fact-bombing by experts doesn’t change hearts and minds. But good science communication can: A stir went through the Australian science communication community last week, caused by this article. Our Tom Carruthers, with Heather Bray and Matthew Nurse, responds.
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