NASA asteroid watch 2019: 7 asteroids will fly by Earth this weekend; Should people be worried?

Oct 11, 2019 05:38 am UTC| Science

Several asteroids have come close to the Earth over the previous days, and a few more will approach the planet this weekend. Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have detected that seven...

Asteroid pack to cap its flyby on Sunday; Biggest of the bunch already flew past Thursday morning

Oct 10, 2019 04:23 am UTC| Science

Several asteroids will be passing by Earth this week, with some of them already whizzing through yesterday. The space rocks have been named 2019 TU, 2019 TW1, 2019 RK, 2019 TC1, 2019 SB6, 2019 TS, and 2019 TM. Among the...

An asteroid that has 1 out of 147 chance to hit Earth identified by experts; Space rock unlikely to do any damage

Oct 10, 2019 03:17 am UTC| Science

Detecting asteroids early before they can collide with the planet is one of the primary defenses that Earth has against this threat. And with constant vigilance from multiple observatories across the globe, experts have...

Nobel Prize in Physics: James Peebles, master of the universe, shares award

Oct 09, 2019 11:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

During the press conference in which he was revealed as one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, James (Jim) Peebles was asked to point to a single discovery or breakthrough from his long career that would...

Nobel Prize in Physics for two breakthroughs: Evidence for the Big Bang and a way to find exoplanets

Oct 09, 2019 11:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

Did the universe really begin with a Big Bang? And if so, is there evidence? Are there planets around other stars? Can they support life? The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists who have provided deep...

Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable

Oct 04, 2019 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Australias space industry is set to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and help replenish the dwindling stocks of precious resources on Earth. But to make sure they dont...

Science needs myths to thrive

Oct 04, 2019 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

I can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. I was a PhD candidate just starting my second year, and my supervisor and I had developed a test for rheumatoid arthritis which...