An Australian study has uncovered signs that Australian Aborigines may have been the world's first stargazers, pre-dating Stonehenge and Egypt's pyramids by thousands of years. Professor Ray Norris, ...

Ig Nobel awards The discovery that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate is among the achievements being awarded at this year's Ig Nobel Prizes. The Ig Nobel awards, which famously honours ...

You’ve likely heard both terms – astronomy and astrology – used when we talk about the sky, stars, and planets. But did you know they are not the same and are completely different sciences? In this ...

Astronomy studies celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth. Astronomy degrees offer specializations like cosmology, planetary science, and stellar astrophysics. Astronomers use telescopes, math, ...

A new study provides evidence that SpaceX Starlink satellites are emitting electromagnetic radiation in orbit — and this has the potential to disrupt astronomical observations. “This study represents ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had both positive and negative impacts on astronomy research, where overall the number of research papers being produced increased, but the number of new or junior ...

Curtin University researchers have found that Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy observations, potentially impacting discovery and research. In a report titled ‘The ...