Space
Should Australia join the world space race?
The United States has launched another rocket into space and they aim to place 29 tiny satellites into orbit, including......
India launches space ship to Mars, leaving Australia on the launch pad
India is set to launch its first ever probe to Mars tonight. The unmanned probe’s main mission hopes to detect......
Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space
The 70s brought us post-it notes, disposable lighters and now, interstellar space travel. Technology made 36 years ago, the Voyager......
China launches into space for their fifth manned space mission
China launches a manned space mission today, marking their fifth mission since 2003. This mission will be China’s longest one......
Bechtel says ‘Space is mine! All mine!’
You may think the technology for mining asteroids is worlds away, but a new steller partnership between engineering corporation Bechtel......
Major Tom to Ground Control – life as an astronaut
Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Many children do, but not many make it through the gruelling training,......
Fred Watson on unlocking the secrets to universe
It’s been a massive year in astronomy with the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle, Mars Rover mission and events......
Meteorites according to the Dreamtime astronomers
Aboriginal Australians have closely watched the southern skies for thousands of years. We find out how meteorites were explained in......
Scientists hose down speculation on Mars discovery
Scientists are hosing down speculation about what a NASA scientist called a ‘discovery for the history books’ on the surface......
Total solar eclipse casts shadow of excitement
Tens of thousands of scientists, astronomy buffs, and interested members of the general public converged on Northern Queensland today to......