(Wiley-Blackwell) Throughout history our species has been fascinated with the stars, the planets and the vastness of outer space. The five short decades since the Space Age began has seen spacecraft travel to the furthest reaches of our solar system. Now in "Exploring the Solar System" award-winning author Peter Bond presents an authoritative and up-to-date account of the results of this golden age of discovery. Read more...

(CSIRO Australia) Deep-diving ocean "gliders" have revealed the journey of Bass Strait water from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean. Read more...

(International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research) The world's most powerful telescope -- the new Square Kilometre Array -- is likely to need the world's biggest computer to handle the incredible amount of data it will produce -- and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research is working out how to do it without breaking the bank. Read more...