The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest,…
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After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion)…
Advertising is everywhere else, so why wouldn’t it be in space? The idea of orbiting billboards isn’t new, but Russia’s…
A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate…
Even at a distance of 150 million kilometres away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar…
The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can…
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous…
Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most advanced technology pales in…
Following several delays, SpaceX’s Starship 10, the first attempt since the last one, lifted off from the company’s Starbase launch…
In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a nuclear…