Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. However, citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet …
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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After 3½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the Perseverance rover will ascend to an area …
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Machine 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 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 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 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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The infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data about asteroids and comets to Earth before the project …
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Archaeology
Tiny Fossil Arm Bone Sheds Light on Evolution of Ancient Indonesian ‘Hobbits’
by Troy OakesWe have discovered rare and very old human fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly …