During the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate the monument’s astronomical …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Science Unmasked
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Space
NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMost familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. However, citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet …
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Space
NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian Crater Rim
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAfter 3½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the Perseverance rover will ascend to an area …
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Space
Discovery of Ancient Stars on the Stellar Thin Disk of the Milky Way
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMachine learning shed new light on the formation history of our Milky Way: a surprising discovery about the …
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Space
NASA Smacked a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid — and Learned Details About Its 12-Million-Year History
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNASA’s DART mission — Double Asteroid Redirection Test — was humanity’s first real-world planetary defense mission. In September …
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Technology
Only 15 Known Underwater Internet Cables Connect Australia to the World — and They’re Under Threat From Fishing Boats, Spies, and Natural Disasters
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe Australian government announced it will spend A$18 [US$11.7] million over four years on a new center to …
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The “visor” for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it …
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Science Unmasked
How Can I Become a Paleontologist? 5 Tips From a Professional Fossil Hunter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesI’m a paleontologist. That means I study fossils and learn about the ancient history of life on Earth. …
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The Apple Vision Pro is the newest tool for Australians to access three-dimensional, immersive online environments, also known …
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Space
NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data about asteroids and comets to Earth before the project …