Dizzying polar mission complete
Ever heard of ‘space’ motion sickness? These waves of nausea hit the Fram2 crew as they first passed over Earth’s icy Poles during their 40-minute orbits. So what happens on much longer missions?
Ever heard of ‘space’ motion sickness? These waves of nausea hit the Fram2 crew as they first passed over Earth’s icy Poles during their 40-minute orbits. So what happens on much longer missions?
The SpaceX capsule carrying Australian polar explorer Eric Philips and three other astronauts has successfully launched from Florida, sending the team on an unprecedented space mission
NASA data from the James Webb Space Telescope has prompted a brain-bending new theory, as a rotational study of 263 galaxies opens up a possibility that our universe exists inside a black hole
Two NASA astronauts stranded in space for nine months have been given the welcome home of a lifetime, after a pod of dolphins turned blue planet ambassadors by showing up for splashdown
Millions of Australians were treated to a rare astronomical sight on March 14, as scientists described the phenomenon as ‘the moon with a sunset’ – did you see Friday night’s spectacular sight?
Katy Perry will ‘shoot across the sky’ for real, after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced the pop princess will be the ‘star’ of its next suborbital spaceflight as part of a historic all-female crew
Australian stargazers have a special opportunity to see seven planets strung across the night sky in one majestic arc this week – a rare astronomical event that won’t be back until 2040
International space agencies are looking at ways to eliminate recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 if it threatens Earth, but some scientists believe the risk of impact will soon drop to zero
As the touring asteroid first spotted after Boxing Day safely zooms away from Earth on the next leg of its four-year orbit, the global agency that assesses asteroid risk will keep monitoring its travels
Australian students are celebrating the successful lift off of their history-making space mission, as their algae experiment heads to the International Space Station in a bid to grow a greener future
NASA has embarked on a 2.8 billion km journey to Europa to see if life could be sustained on the mysterious icy moon, which has twice the amount of water as Earth’s ocean under its icy shell
Early risers along the east coast of Australia spotted a bright ‘fireball’ streaking across the sky early Thursday morning, with astrophysicists suggesting the celestial treat was likely a meteor
Australian researchers are studying samples taken from a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid to figure out how we can prevent a future collision while unlocking the mind-boggling secrets of our universe
A tech billionaire has made history as the first civilian to complete a space walk – a feat only ever accomplished previously by professional astronauts. See the amazing photos here
The ultimate backyard playground is causing a stir among young Earthlings, with the unique property featuring two spacecrafts to explore – and that’s before you go underground
Two Boeing Starliner astronauts are settling in for the long haul after their eight-day mission to the International Space Station turned into 80 days and has now blown out a further six months
A huge underground cave on the moon could serve as a future base for astronauts
Australian families thousands out of pocket after ‘once in a lifetime’ student space camp company collapses
China has left a reminder of its historic mission to the far side of the moon on the lunar surface. Its spacecraft is bringing home rocks that may explain how planets are formed
A sudden blue flash has stunned people in parts of Portugal and Spain after the fragment of a comet entered Earth’s atmosphere in a spectacular cosmic show that looked like an alien landing