Tag: Space Science
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Canberra Hosts Four Global Conferences in 2025
Canberra welcomes four global conferences this spring Canberra is set to become a hub of international insight this October and November 2025, as the city hosts four major conferences spanning space science, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and healthcare. Expected to draw more than 1,200 leading thinkers, practitioners, and innovators from around the world, the events…
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Canberra Welcomes Four Global Conferences this Spring
Canberra’s Spring of Global Learning Canberra is set to become a bustling hub of international ideas this spring as the city hosts four major conferences spanning space science, artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, and healthcare. From late October through November 2025, more than 1,200 leading thinkers, researchers, and practitioners will converge on the nation’s capital, injecting…
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Canberra Welcomes Four Global Conferences This Spring
Canberra’s Spring of Global Conferences Canberra is set to become a bustling hub for knowledge exchange this spring, welcoming four international conferences that span space science, artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, and healthcare. The events will attract more than 1,200 leading thinkers, researchers, and practitioners from around the world, delivering a substantial boost to the capital’s…
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Binary Supermassive Black Holes: A New Double SMBH Discovery
Discovery of a Rare Binary Pair In a breakthrough that enhances our understanding of how galaxies evolve, astronomers have captured compelling evidence of two supermassive black holes in a close binary orbit. These colossal objects, millions to billions of solar masses each, reside at the centers of merging galaxies and orbit a common center of…
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Finnish Breakthrough: First Image of Two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other
Groundbreaking View of a Cosmic Dance In a moment that reshapes our understanding of black holes, Finnish scientists have produced the first-ever direct image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other. The discovery centers on the bright quasar OJ287, located about five billion light-years away in the Cancer constellation. The finding, published in The…
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From Superhumans to Sequencing: The Next 50 Years of Science
The Next 50 Years in Science: A Roadmap Shaped by Collaboration As we mark a half-century of rapid scientific progress, researchers from across disciplines are envisioning what comes next. The discussion at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, alongside CBC’s Quirks & Quarks, brought together six Canadian scientists who chart future frontiers. Their shared takeaway: the…
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Beyond our orbit: The strangest planets we have uncovered so far
Introduction: A catalog of worlds beyond our solar system As astronomers push the boundaries of discovery, the catalog of exoplanets—and the strange physics they reveal—grows ever longer. From planets with pressure-stabilized “ice” to worlds that look like candy and others that resemble crowns of glass, these distant bodies challenge our intuition about what a planet…
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Water Far From the Sun, Hinting at Life’s Galactic Travel
Water on an Interstellar Visitor: A Surprising Find In a watershed moment for planetary science, researchers confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is releasing water even when it is far from the Sun. This is only the third known object to travel here from another star system, and its activity challenges assumptions about where and…
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Australian Nanosatellite SpIRIT Snaps Space Selfie, Sets Stage for GRB Hunt
Australia’s SpIRIT Takes a Space Selfie as it Prepares to Track Gamma-Ray Bursts In a milestone that mirrors the playful spirit of space exploration, Australia’s SpIRIT nanosatellite has taken its first so-called ‘selfie’ from orbit. The image, captured during in-orbit commissioning, marks the completion of critical testing and paves the way for the mission’s core…
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Green fireball over Nottingham: A stunning sporadic meteor lights up UK skies
Rare green fireball over Nottingham captivates skywatchers A software engineer captured a breathtaking image of one of nature’s most spectacular celestial displays: a green meteor streaking across the night sky above Nottingham on Tuesday evening. The event, described as a sporadic meteor, lasted mere seconds but left observers and space enthusiasts buzzing across the UK.…