Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to…
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Have you ever wanted to ask questions about the Earth, with no judgment? Moreover, would you rather get those answers…
When you think of space-age materials, the same product that allowed the Phoenicians to dominate maritime culture more than 6,000…
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If…
Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn’t. However, we are starting…
The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It’s a…
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia,…
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such…
In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes –…
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could…