Genelle Weule
Jupiter and Saturn come together in a ‘once in a lifetime’ show in December sky
Skywatchers are in for a rare treat as Jupiter and Saturn come so close to each other they will almost look like...
‘Impossible’ black hole causes biggest collision ever detected by gravitational waves
When the universe was half the age it is now – around 7 billion years ago – two massive black holes crashed...
Eta Aquariid meteor shower to light up Australian skies
Rug up, set your alarm clock and get ready to see one of the best sky shows over Australia this week. The...
April sky guide: A ‘super pink Moon’ and a cosmic ladder of planets
Spending time outside is much harder now, but if you have a backyard or a balcony you may be able to catch...
Neanderthal children’s footprints offer rare snapshot of Stone Age family life
Their faces are lost to time, but their presence can still be felt. A group of Neanderthal children walked on a sand...
Ancient fossil skull discovered in Ethiopia fills critical gap in human evolution
The oldest most complete skull of a human ancestor ever discovered was found by chance by a local herder tending to his...
Dark side of the Moon: How to watch Australia’s last visible lunar eclipse until 2021
As the Moon landing anniversary approaches, the Moon, Earth and Sun are lining up for their own party in the sky this...
New wallaby-sized dinosaur identified from fossils found along Victorian coast
Fossilised jawbones found in rocks along Victoria’s Gippsland coast have been identified as belonging to a new species of plant-eating dinosaur the...
Hints of a potential alien moon from Hubble data
Finding alien moons is a tricky business. Alien moons may be common, but no-one has ever discovered one Last year a team...
Fossilised fat confirms this Ediacaran fossil is Earth’s oldest known animal
Is this strange oval-shaped fossil a plant? A fungus? A giant amoeba? A failed experiment in evolution? Well, it’s none of these...