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Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is urging local researchers to look to space for answers to some of earth's biggest challenges.

Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk

A tech billionaire who stepped out on the first private spacewalk has declared that "earth sure looks like a perfect world" as he emerged from a spacecraft.

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk

Earth "looks like a perfect world", billionaire Jared Isaacman has marvelled as he carried out the first private spacewalk high above the planet.

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More than moon dust: Space architect prints new habitat

More than moon dust: Space architect prints new habitat

Off-planet habitats could be 3D-printed from moon dust or Martian "soil", a space architect says, and teach Earthians a valuable lesson in sustainable living.

Scientists find gas halo around a galaxy far, far away

Scientists find gas halo around a galaxy far, far away

University researchers have peered deep into the previously mysterious universe to find galaxies are much bigger than once thought, and are already interacting.

NASA to keep two astronauts in space until February

NASA to keep two astronauts in space until February

US space agency NASA has decided it is too risky to bring two astronauts back to earth in Boeing’s Starliner capsule.

Aussie satellite Kanyini launched into orbit

Aussie satellite Kanyini launched into orbit

SA owned and made satellite Kanyini has been launched onboard a SpaceX rocket, with the $6.5 million mission helping create jobs in the state’s space sector.

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Earth science satellite to track methane from space

Earth science satellite to track methane from space

Earth science satellite to track methane from space

Earth science satellite to track methane from space

Major sources of an environmentally damaging gas will be scrutinised from above when a group of climate experts launches a satellite with SpaceX.

Aussie embroidery artist stitches her way to the moon

Aussie embroidery artist stitches her way to the moon

Aussie embroidery artist stitches her way to the moon

Aussie embroidery artist stitches her way to the moon

Cheryl Bridgart's latest stitched artworks are inspired by the moon, with her art being rocketed into space as part of the Lunar Codex project.

Agreement clears the way for SpaceX Aussie blast off

Agreement clears the way for SpaceX Aussie blast off

Agreement clears the way for SpaceX Aussie blast off

Agreement clears the way for SpaceX Aussie blast off

Australia will allow US companies to launch and retrieve rockets under a new agreement and reports indicate SpaceX could be among the first to test it.

Black hole discovered 20,000 times bigger than sun

Black hole discovered 20,000 times bigger than sun

Black hole discovered 20,000 times bigger than sun

Black hole discovered 20,000 times bigger than sun

After two decades trying to find a certain type of black hole, scientists have spotted one about 18,000 light years from our solar system.

'Dream big': first Aussie astronaut hopes to inspire

'Dream big': first Aussie astronaut hopes to inspire

'Dream big': first Aussie astronaut hopes to inspire

'Dream big': first Aussie astronaut hopes to inspire

After a year of rigorous training, a 39-year-old engineer and mum of two has become the first person to qualify as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

NASA to take Aussie plants from the Torrens to the moon

NASA to take Aussie plants from the Torrens to the moon

NASA to take Aussie plants from the Torrens to the moon

NASA to take Aussie plants from the Torrens to the moon

Australian researchers have been selected by NASA to grow plants on lunar soil when humans return to the moon for the first time in 50 years.

Moon mission beckons for Australia's own lunar rover

Moon mission beckons for Australia's own lunar rover

Moon mission beckons for Australia's own lunar rover

Moon mission beckons for Australia's own lunar rover

A cutting edge lunar rover created by Australian space experts could assist NASA in proving that life can be sustained on the moon, and ultimately Mars.

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Quantum deal mines geophysics for hazards, exploration

A hazard and minerals detection deal struck by an Aussie quantum start-up and the US Geological Survey could unlock a new generation of technologies.

Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

Star wars not so far, far away experts say

Foreign powers could use cyber attacks on space assets to cripple vital infrastructure and undermine financial and democratic processes, experts warn.

Remote mining tech gives Australia the edge in space

Australia's expertise in remote technology developed for the resource sector was the deciding factor when NASA came looking for a company to build a moon rover.

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Three astronauts return to earth after a year in space

A NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on earth after being stuck in space for more than a year.

Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers

Advanced technology including autonomous cars, moon rovers, flying taxis and marine vessels could benefit from advances created in a new Sydney facility.

Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon as India celebrates

India has landed a spacecraft safely on the moon, making it only the fourth country to achieve such a feat, after a similar attempt by Russia failed.

India's Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in 'victory cry'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's successful landing on the moon's south pole as "a victory cry of a new India".

Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

In a blow to Russia's space prestige, its Luna-25 mission has failed after the craft crashed into the moon.

Indigenous students take up space internships with NASA

Five First Nations university students have landed in the US for a 10-week internship with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

First Aussie female astronaut sees potential Down Under

Dr Meganne Christian is on the shortlist to go to space and she wants young Australians to be given the same chance as her to follow their dreams.

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