Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters A powerful new telescope in outback Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record-breaking time, revealing a million new galaxies and opening the way to new discoveries, the country’s national science agency said on Tuesday. The A$188 million radio telescope, dubbed the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), was able to […]
Snapshot: Under starry skies, Bermuda
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OF STARS – AND SAND
When I was a boy my dream was to play cricket for Australia. I made a pretty good go at it playing against names like Michael Slater and Adam Gilchrist at the state trials. Along the way I realised that despite my best efforts, I just wasn’t good enough. I was a good cricketer, […]