Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

by quasarn01 | May 19, 2026 | Astronomy

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don’t just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that has guided people, culture and Country for tens of...

Consistency check casts doubt on evolving dark energy

by quasarn01 | May 19, 2026 | Astronomy

Cosmologists have long struggled to determine whether the universe’s accelerating expansion is being driven by a simple cosmological constant, or whether dark energy’s influence is evolving over time. In a new analysis published in Physical Review D,...

Asteroid 2022 OB5 spins too fast for current prospectors, highlighting the divide between ‘accessible’ and ‘exploitable’

by quasarn01 | May 19, 2026 | Astronomy

Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops out some material, and either processes it on site or returns it back to a huge central processing facility. But in practice, it is certainly not that simple, and a new...

Busseiron and the formation of a discipline in Japanese physics

by quasarn01 | May 19, 2026 | Latest in Physics

The middle of the twentieth century was a period of significant scientific advancement, particularly in the realm of physics. Within this rapidly changing landscape, academic disciplines emerged and evolved to keep pace with scientific discoveries. The new...

SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth’s magnetic shield

by quasarn01 | May 19, 2026 | Astronomy

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the sun slam into Earth’s magnetic shield. Go to Source