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Space
Meteor strike with moon causes massive explosion
Stephen Cauchi The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA.
Sci-tech
Snake's ultra-black spots may aid high-tech quest
Nanostructures in ultra-black skin markings of an African viper could inspire the quest to create the ultimate light-absorbing material.
ET enjoys the simple things in life
Peter Spinks If life is found on other worlds, it won't be stranger than what's in our backyard.
Sci-tech
Cheer up, even Earth gets into an erratic spin
Matthew Raggatt The centre of the Earth does not spin at a constant rate, new Australian National University research has found.
Space
Sun unleashes four potent solar flares
The sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity this year.
Sci-tech
Building a $325,000 burger
Henry Fountain Scientists are making strides in growing so-called in vitro meat in the laboratory.
3D
Life-saving heart surgery explores a new dimension
Adrienne LaFrance Doctors are using 3D printers to help solve complex cardiac problems.
Sci-tech
Shot in the arm for mission to take stem cells from embryos
Nicky Phillips Scientists have used caffeine to achieve a stem cell breakthrough that many researchers thought impossible but which could lead to new therapies for many crippling diseases.
Sci-tech
Bizarre skeleton leaves UFO hunters and scientists baffled
Richard Stone Alien? Subhuman primate? Deformed child? Mummified foetus? The internet is buzzing over the nature of "Ata", a bizarre 12-centimetre-long skeleton featured in a new documentary on UFOs.
Space
Landing is key puzzle in Mars trip
Jean-Louis Santini Landing astronauts safely on Mars is one of the biggest technological hurdles for any manned mission.
Forensic work winning war on crime, but it's no TV show
Nick Ralston A young woman is stabbed to death on the floor of her apartment on Sydney's northern beaches. By the time police find the body of Rachelle Yeo inside her Curl Curl home, her alleged killer has fled,...
Space
Houston, we have a problem ... radiator leak
Seth Borenstein The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system.
Computing
Faster than a speeding atom: breakthrough to revolutionise computing
Nicky Phillips Australian scientists have developed a breakthrough technique to read information stored on single atoms that will significantly improve the accuracy of future quantum computers.
Sci-Tech
Sun power sends 'high-tech dragonfly' across the US
A plane powered only by the sun has completed the first leg of a journey that aims to cross the US.
Shake, rattle and roll
Peter Spinks A recent court case highlights the problems in trying to predict earthquakes.
Space
NASA still shooting for Mars
Joel Achenbach NASA says it is on the right path to put astronauts on the red planet - eventually.
Space
Three-year space odyssey opens new frontiers
Fleta Page Canberra will be soon be able to communicate further into the universe with Tidbinbilla's newest communication antenna, known as Deep Space Station 35, due to be lifted into place on Friday morning.
Science
Awesome young science star in a super orbit of her own
Sindya Bhanoo Sylvia Todd's desk is not tidy. It's cluttered with small robots (including a solar-powered grasshopper), motors, wires, resistors, a soldering iron and an array of gadgets and tools.
Space
Virgin Galactic test flight goes supersonic
Raquel Maria Dillon Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its first powered flight, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert.
Virgin rockets closer to space
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its first powered flight, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on...
