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I will not hand my biometric data to a 3rd party company somewhere in the world just to continue using a platform.30 Dec 2025 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb63rijzgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3mawhamly342xNew technology takes kilos off early universe’s supermassive black holes One of the most powerful black holes in the universe is belching out gas at speeds of up to 10,000 kilometres per second, making its estimated mass more than 10 times lower than first thought. https://trekzone.org/2025/12/new-technology-takes-kilos-off-early-universes-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Dec 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawhamly342xhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3matwtsc2hu2mScientists sidestep Heisenberg uncertainty principle in precision sensing experiment Physicists in Australia and Britain have reshaped quantum uncertainty to sidestep the restriction imposed by the famous Heisenberg uncertainty principle – a result that could underpin future ultra-precise sensor… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/scientists-sidestep-heisenberg-uncertainty-principle-in-precision-sensing-experiment/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Dec 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3matwtsc2hu2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3maovxoti5p2bWet-and-wild water worlds may form under pressure Some exoplanets may produce water during their formation via reactions between rocks and hydrogen, according to new research in Nature. The findings offer insight into why some exoplanets have water on their surface. https://trekzone.org/2025/12/wet-and-wild-water-worlds-may-form-under-pressure/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Dec 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3maovxoti5p2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3mamfeucogb2fTwin black hole mergers reveal secrets of cosmic evolution An international team of scientists from the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations, including researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, has detected two remarkable black hole collisions that are… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/twin-black-hole-mergers-reveal-secrets-of-cosmic-evolution/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Dec 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamfeucogb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3majuzagz5p27Aussie nanosatellite completes first phase of mission Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has successfully completed the initial phase of its mission, marking a milestone… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/aussie-nanosatellite-completes-first-phase-of-mission/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social21 Dec 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3majuzagz5p27https://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3maexhs3t7z2xATSpace Launch, Martian Lightning and First Light Captured at ESO in Chile Southern Launch's Koonibba Facility sees AT01 fly, we deep dived into bringing James Webb into focus and how traffic vibrations saved a tonne of research money. This is the wrap of the past five Talkin' Science daily… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/atspace-launch-martian-lightning-and-first-light-captured-at-eso-in-chile/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social20 Dec 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3maexhs3t7z2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3macdjbex3i2nESA launches a new deep space antenna in WA The European Space Agency has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna – the fourth for Estrack, ESA's deep space… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/esa-launches-a-new-deep-space-antenna-in-wa/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Dec 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3macdjbex3i2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3ma7tlregwu2lAustralian technology captures first light at Chilean observatory An astronomical instrument featuring Australian-built technology has achieved first light – the crucial moment when a telescope captures its first images – at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile. https://trekzone.org/2025/12/australian-technology-captures-first-light-at-chilean-observatory/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social17 Dec 2025 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7tlregwu2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3ma5x2nthso27Traffic vibrations help scientists dig deep into Lake George’s seismic past Scientists from The Australian National University have analysed signals generated by the vibrations of traffic along the Federal Highway to learn more about the seismic nature of Lake George, situated north-east of… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/traffic-vibrations-help-scientists-dig-deep-into-lake-georges-seismic-past/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social17 Dec 2025 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5x2nthso27https://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3ma5cupl7ig2lListening to lightning on Mars Evidence of lightning on Mars, detected in sounds and electrical signals captured by NASA's Perseverance rover, is presented in a paper published in Nature. https://trekzone.org/2025/12/listening-to-lightning-on-mars/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social16 Dec 2025 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5cupl7ig2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3ma3h6ao3fq2bATSpace Launch A01 From Koonibba At the end of last month, Brisbane based rocket manufacturer, AtSpace, entered the rocketry record books by successfully launching their Australian-made A01 rocket higher than any other Australian commercial rocket has gone before. https://trekzone.org/2025/12/atspace-launch-a01-from-koonibba/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social16 Dec 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3h6ao3fq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3ma3gtjg3ci2xStudents Help Bring James Webb Into Focus A pair of Sydney PhD students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory – without leaving Earth. The remarkable technical breakthrough saw the development of a software fix that corrected blurring in images made by NASA's… https://trekzone.org/2025/12/students-help-bring-james-webb-into-focus/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social16 Dec 2025 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3gtjg3ci2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m6imb6yveh2wAussie Students Sharpen James Webb As We Ponder A Martian Tale of Ice and Fire From two Sydney students fixing an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope to a global analogue space mission and new theories on the location of Martian Ice... This is the wrap of the past five Talkin' Science… https://trekzone.org/2025/11/aussie-students-sharpen-james-webb-as-we-ponder-a-martian-tale-of-ice-and-fire/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Nov 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6imb6yveh2whttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m6fyyg5iyh2rA Martian tale of ice and fire Explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars may have transported water to equatorial regions where it froze into thick ice, according to computer simulations of the red planet's ancient history by US and Italian researchers. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/a-martian-tale-of-ice-and-fire/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Nov 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fyyg5iyh2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m6dhwvecch2qAustralia on board global analogue space mission A two-week simulated space mission – the only one of its kind in Australia to join concurrent missions around the world – put a crew through their paces while performing space experiments at the University of Adelaide. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/australia-on-board-global-analogue-space-mission/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Nov 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dhwvecch2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m6axi7vncl2rDiscovery of binary stars the first step in creating “movie of the universe” A discovery of binary stars could be the first step in building a more complete picture of how our galaxy formed, according to astronomers from The Australian National University. The discovery is part of an ambitious… https://trekzone.org/2025/11/discovery-of-binary-stars-the-first-step-in-creating-movie-of-the-universe/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Nov 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6axi7vncl2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m66gzgq7bj2hWho should we send to Mars? Diverse personalities may be key US scientists have used computer simulations to figure out the best personalities to send on long space missions, like a three year trip to Mars. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/who-should-we-send-to-mars-diverse-personalities-may-be-key/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social21 Nov 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66gzgq7bj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m64amheurh2rThe Largest Low-Freq Radio Colour Image of the Milky Way Is An “Exciting Milestone In Astronomy” Silvia Mantovanini, PhD student at the Curtin University node of ICRAR is beaming in to take us on a deep dive. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/the-largest-low-freq-radio-colour-image-of-the-milky-way-is-an-exciting-milestone-in-astronomy/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social21 Nov 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64amheurh2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m642tukrw326How two Sydney students fixed the focus on the James Webb Space Telescope A pair of Sydney PhD students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory – without leaving Earth. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/how-two-sydney-students-fixed-the-focus-on-the-james-webb-space-telescope/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social21 Nov 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m642tukrw326https://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5uk6xco2b2hDo We Have Enough Critical Minerals To Transition To A Low-Carbon World? The world is likely to come up against several shortages of critical minerals while transitioning to low-carbon sources of energy, according to international researchers. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/do-we-have-enough-critical-minerals-to-transition-to-a-low-carbon-world-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5uk6xco2b2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5uk6aw26y2rNew Underwater Evidence May Support 12,800 Year Old Meteorite Impact Australian and international scientists have found new evidence that may support a controversial idea that a comet exploded over the Earth around 12,800 years ago. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/new-underwater-evidence-may-support-12800-year-old-meteorite-impact-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5uk6aw26y2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5uk4lr5p72zA Robotic Folding Sheet Could Crawl Its Way Into Exploration and Healthcare A flexible robotic sheet that can grasp objects and move across surfaces could improve autonomous systems in fields such as exploration, haptic displays and smart healthcare, according to international researchers. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/a-robotic-folding-sheet-could-crawl-its-way-into-exploration-and-healthcare-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5uk4lr5p72zhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5ujzk5exk2rDancing Dwarf Galaxies Predict Our Milky Way’s Future A cosmic dance could be the future of the Milky Way as it tracks a course to collide with neighbouring galaxies, a University of Queensland survey has found. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/dancing-dwarf-galaxies-predict-our-milky-ways-future-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ujzk5exk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5ujxgbwgm2wStunning New Radio Image of the Milky Way, never seen before Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled. https://trekzone.org/2025/11/stunning-new-radio-image-of-the-milky-way-never-seen-before/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ujxgbwgm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m5ujubbl5b27A Robotic Folding Sheet and New Underwater Evidence for a Meteorite Theory From the stunning new radio image of the Milky Way to the dancing dwarf galaxies predicting our future and the existensial crisis we're potentially yet to face about minerals for renewable resources... https://trekzone.org/2025/11/a-robotic-folding-sheet-and-new-underwater-evidence-for-a-meteorite-theory/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Nov 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ujubbl5b27https://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m2xebelvou2yMulti-Resolution Mapping Revolution In Space From the suburbs of Brisbane to the International Space Station, an innovative Australian device embarks on a journey to transform how we understand space environments. https://trekzone.org/2025/10/multi-resolution-mapping-revolution-in-space/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social11 Oct 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2xebelvou2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m2utqglx6y2yAustralia unveils first mobile Mission Operations Centre for nationwide launch support A state-of-the-art mobile Mission Operations Centre (MOC) has been unveiled today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, marking a new era in how Australia will support space missions and… https://trekzone.org/2025/10/australia-unveils-first-mobile-mission-operations-centre-for-nationwide-launch-support/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Oct 2025 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2utqglx6y2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m2sdbype5x2jTeraNet Set To Revolutionise Space Communications The first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere, TeraNet, links Australia to the stars. https://trekzone.org/2025/10/teranet-set-to-revolutionise-space-communications/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social09 Oct 2025 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2sdbype5x2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekzonemedia.bsky.social/post/3m2pwiqimsz22Varda Space Industries Is Excited To Return 20 More Capsules To South Australia Following the success of the first pair of W capsule returns to South Australia, Varda Space Industries has announced twenty more will be heading our way in the next three years... https://trekzone.org/2025/10/varda-space-industries-is-excited-to-return-20-more-capsules-to-south-australia/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social09 Oct 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:5t3ctcn3kao6eihdmkh7xesf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pwiqimsz22