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Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash. How close did they come to disaster?

  • Written by: Gregory Cohen, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University
Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash. How close did they come to disaster?The now defunct Infrared Astronomical Telescope was one of the satellites involved in the near-collision.NASA/JPL

It appears we have missed another close call between two satellites – but how close did we really come to a catastrophic event in space?

It all began with a series of tweets from LeoLabs, a company that uses radar to track...

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Trump's Middle East 'vision' is a disaster that will only make things worse

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Trump's Middle East 'vision' is a disaster that will only make things worseWith such an unbalanced offer on foot, it's no wonder Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was happy with it. AAP/EPA/Michael Reynolds

US President Donald Trump’s “vision” for Israelis and Palestinians is not a realistic peace plan to end a decades-old conflict. Rather, it’s more like a real estate deal in which one...

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The Australian government needs to step up its fight to free Kylie Moore-Gilbert from prison in Iran

  • Written by: Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland
The Australian government needs to step up its fight to free Kylie Moore-Gilbert from prison in IranKylie Moore-Gilbert has been held in Iran's notorious Evin prison for more than a year.DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE/

Diplomacy and hostage negotiation are both subtle businesses. The training, culture and professional instincts of diplomats and negotiators make them inclined to operate behind the scenes to solve problems.

Better to work...

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  4. How the term 'Anthropocene' jumped from geoscience to hashtags
  5. Bees learn better when they can explore. Humans might work the same way
  6. After 40 years of Australian-Chinese sister cities, how are they faring?
  7. Politicians not bureaucrats are the ones in touch, Morrison claims in sports affair
  8. Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact
  9. Comma again? Philip Pullman's Oxford comma rage doesn't go far enough
  10. Had constipation? Here are 4 things to help treat it
  11. Humans are good at thinking their way out of problems – but climate change is outfoxing us
  12. Scott Morrison's 'resilience' speech overshadowed as McKenzie crisis deepens
  13. The US presidential primaries are arcane, complex and unrepresentative. So why do Americans still vote this way?
  14. Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit
  15. Not all Australian parents can access quality childcare and preschool – they can't just 'shop around'
  16. Seniors struggle with technology, and often their kids won't help
  17. How to cope with extreme heat days without racking up the aircon bills
  18. How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
  19. how drug slang affects the way we use and understand drugs
  20. What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited
  21. Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job
  22. Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals
  23. Pulling out weeds is the best thing you can do to help nature recover from the fires
  24. no lift in wage growth, no lift in economic growth and no progress on unemployment in year of low expectations
  25. ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for
  26. More than skin deep, beauty salons are places of sharing and caring
  27. this is what Australia can learn from India
  28. Indigenous languages matter – but all is not lost when they change or even disappear
  29. Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?
  30. Australia's National Digital ID is here, but the government's not talking about it
  31. Yes, this continent was invaded in 1788 – an international law expert explains
  32. How a year of trying to buy nothing made me a smarter shopper and a better teacher
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  36. The Wuhan coronavirus is now in Australia – here's what you need to know
  37. Donald Trump builds barriers to peace and prosperity
  38. What we learn from a fish that can change sex in just 10 days
  39. David Williamson's new uncomfortable, confronting play
  40. White, male and straight – how 30 years of Australia Day speeches leave most Australians out
  41. Out of control, contained, safe? Here's what each bushfire status actually means
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  44. Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them
  45. The link between antibiotics and obesity in children doesn't mean you need to avoid antibiotics
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  47. to prevent students cheating with AI text-generators, we should bring them into the classroom
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