A stellar cosmic outburst first detected by NASA on late March this year has been determined by scientists as a star, almost the same size of the solar system’s sun, which was gobbled up by a previously dormant black hole.
Astronomers found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe using the deepest X-ray image ever taken.
Stargazers all over Australia woke early this morning eagerly looking forward to the first lunar eclipse of the year and for those who saw it, they were not disappointed.
Australian flights resumed today, with the dense, low level ash cloud that affected flights in and out of Perth Airport overnight (15 June) now cleared.
The total lunar eclipse expected to occur early morning on June 16 and last around 100 minutes for residents of Western Australia could be more interesting than previously tipped.
A total lunar eclipse is already an awe inspiring sight but with the volcanic ash from the Iceland and Chile eruptions adding to the moon's hue, today's total moon eclipse could be one for the ages. Observers will be looking at dark, blood red moon as it passes through the Earth's shadow tomorrow morning.
Ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano continues to disrupt Australian air travel.
Wednesday marks the first of the two total lunar eclipses that the world will witness this year, with the latest this month set to be seen by millions in the countries located in Asia, the Middle East region, Africa and Australia.
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BM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled its most comprehensive smarter buildings solution as it highlights three unique projects in New Orleans, New York and Minnesota that show the potential of applying advanced analytics and automation for office buildings.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson today announced a five-year initiative to provide free Wi-Fi service at 26 locations in 20 New York City parks across the five boroughs. Starting today, AT&T Wi-Fi is available free of charge to any users at Battery Bosque in Battery Park, the north-end playground in Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and around the recreation center at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem, with 23 additional park locations to follow throughout...
An unusually large solar flare exploded from the surface of the sun, putting a tremendous amount of solar material into space, material which is on a collision course with the Earth.
The NASA space observatory witnessed an unusual solar flare that could potentially cause some disruptions to Earth satellites, communications and power grids over the next day or so
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa launched to the International Space Station at 3:12 p.m. CDT Tuesday (2:12 a.m. local time, Wednesday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
America’s space agency NASA has reported on Tuesday an unusual explosion on the surface of the Sun, which according to the US National Weather Service (NWS) released a solar flare that would likely disrupt satellite, communication and power facilities on Earth over the next two days.
Australian scientists have developed a fabric that changes color to show a wound's condition. The invention could help reduce the more than $500 million spent in wound care in Australia.
The way Australians nurse their wound could change soon as a group of Melbourne researchers revealed on Monday a smart bandage that they claimed would indicate injury condition by mere colour changes on the wound dressing.
Archived cases that beg to be solved may soon see just resolution based on the preliminary findings of a collaborative US-Australian project that pointed to the possibility of lifting fingerprints from evidences already battered by age and deterioration.
A research group of Australian scientists have managed to observe T-cells which could lead to major breakthroughs in cancer research.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has seen so much stunning technological advances that he believes a day will come when computers and humans become virtually equal but with machines having a slight advantage on intelligence.
International researchers led by Australian scientists have discovered a ‘breathtaking landscape’ resting some few kilometres below the seas in east of Antarctica, which they said comprises of stretches of mountains and valleys that were blanketed for millions of years by thick layers of ice.
First they beat humans in Jeopardy, now the machines have conquered the Rubik's cube. A group of students from Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology have created the robot, aptly named Ruby. Ruby was able to solve the Rubik's Cube in a record 10.18 seconds, the fastest time by a robot. It beat the old record of 18 seconds set by Rubot II, developed by Peter Redmond of Ireland.
It seems that hair-raising rockers aren't the only ones who think AC/DC's music is bloody killer. A tourism operator at Eyre Peninsula has noticed a seemingly bizarre happening every time he visits the vicious predators at Neptune Islands located at south of Port Lincoln.
Atlantis, the last US shuttle was sent out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the final launch of the American shuttle program in July, the US space agency reported. It is the second American shuttle to enter retirement before the US shuttle program ends.
The world's most passionate online gaming community can now connect, compete and improve their Call of Duty multiplayer experience through Activision's (Nasdaq: ATVI) innovative new online service, Call of Duty Elite.
Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, June 1, completing a 16-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. If Endeavour lands Wednesday, it will have spent 299 days in space and traveled more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992.
In an unprecedented on-orbit maneuver, Commander Mark Kelly completed the first ever Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)-like approach to the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. CDT today as part of the Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation (STORRM). The orbital rendezvous verified the successful operation of the MPCV's next generation docking sensor, which NASA has identified as a critical technology needed for future space exploration missions.
The Fukushima nuclear disaster has dealt more body blows to the uranium and nuclear power industries.
The world's largest solar-powered boat arrived yesterday on its first Australian stopover in Brisbane. PlanetSolar's Turanor has been touring the world's cities in an effort to become the first solar-powered vehicle to circle the globe. It has already travelled 15,000 nautical miles and is already half way done with its journey.
Australia leads other Asian Pacific countries in adopting cloud computing. In a recent report from Frost and Sullivan titled State of Cloud Computing in Australia: 2011, 43% of enterprises are now using cloud computing in some form and 41% of IT decision makers agreed that cloud computing will continue to be a top priority.
