This comet could hold the answers to humanity
THE Rosetta space probe will be attempting to land on a comet for the first time in human history tonight. What it finds could answer some of humanity’s biggest questions.
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Target locked for incredible comet mission
AFTER a decade-long, $1.83 billion pursuit across the solar system, the wait is finally over. One of the most audacious space missions ever is upon us.
How man will live on the moon
THE first humans could be living on the Moon in as little as 40 years, thanks to the magic of 3D printing. But just how will it work?
How I survived the Virgin explosion
HE was plunging towards Earth at 200km/h. That’s when Peter Siebold woke up and managed to give a thumbs up to a passing plane.
Meteor storm lights up Mars
A PRISTINE distant comet has created a once-in-8-million-year fireworks show above Mars after a rare run-in with the red planet.
Space tourists demand refunds
WOULD-BE space tourists are asking Virgin Galactic for their money back following last month’s doomed test flight.
The biggest gamble in space history
ONE of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax this week when Europe attempts to make its first landing on a comet.
Branson: Visionary or egomaniac?
RICHARD Branson has always been someone who dreams big and then turns those dreams into reality. But has his biggest dream yet been crushed?
The science behind ‘Interstellar’
CHRISTOPHER Nolan’s latest film may be a visual masterpiece full of black holes and space rings. But does the science of it all add up?
Simple clue to Virgin disaster revealed
A BASIC lever in the wrong position could hold the clue to what caused the Virgin Galactic disaster which killed the pilot, billionaire Richard Branson has said.
Mystery meteor explodes over Earth
EXTRAORDINARY footage of a burning asteroid exploding as it speeds out of the Milky Way has been posted online.
Spaceship’s brakes ‘deployed early’
VIRGIN Galactic’s experimental spaceship broke apart mid-flight after a device to slow the craft’s descent prematurely deployed, investigators believe.
Is Branson aiming too high?
EVERYONE admires Sir Richard Branson and his achievements. But is there a sense, after the weekend’s tragic spaceship crash, that it’s all just about him?
Virgin ignored warnings: report
RICHARD Branson has vowed to press on with his dream of commercial space travel, amid claims safety warnings were ignored before the disastrous rocket explosion.
Branson heads to crash site
FEDERAL accident investigators and Sir Richard Branson are headed to the desert crash site of the Virgin Galactic — a crash which killed one pilot and badly injured another.
Is it the end for Branson’s dream?
VIRGIN boss Richard Branson has been touting the advent of space tourism for over 10 years. But will the crash of SpaceShipTwo ground those plans permanently?
Exploding rocket was ‘a joke’
WHEN this $200 million rocket exploded yesterday, some inside the industry were not surprised at all. Its 50-year-old Russian engines could be to blame.
Rocket explodes on launch in US
A ROCKET carrying supplies for the International Space Station has exploded on launch, sending a huge fireball into the sky as the world watched on.
Is this rock evidence of aliens?
IS this a fragment of an ancient Martian civilisation? A distant, dusty rock has fired up speculation we may be on the verge of an Earth-shattering discovery.
Sniffing a comet’s tail…
WE’RE about to catch a comet. And it’s going to be whiffy. Scientists have for the first time found out what a comet’s tail smells like.
Mind-warping view of black hole
IT took an astrophysicist, a movie’s special effects team and 800 terabytes of data. Now, we have our first look at what a real black hole may actually look like.
SpaceX rockets back to Earth
THE unmanned Dragon spacecraft has left the International Space Station after a month in orbit, loaded with lab results from experiments conducted in space.
Why women will be first on Mars
FORGET the blokes, researchers are now saying women should be sent to Mars — and it’s not because they are better at reading maps.
Secret US drone returns from space
A TOP secret US robot space plane has landed back on Earth after a 22-month orbit, although the craft’s mission remains shrouded in mystery.
Comet’s close encounter with Mars
ROBOTIC eyes have scanned the skies of Mars as an enormous comet skimed past at 200,000km/h.
Earth’s close call could fry electronics
SCIENTISTS are bracing for the closest-ever comet to pass Earth this weekend, that could fry electronics and puncture fuel lines on spacecraft. Should we be worried?
Humans to die on Mars in 68 days
THE first death would come 68 days into the mission to live on Mars. This is how scientists believe death would creep up on people colonising the Red Planet.
Ex-UNSW academic’s fake Mars stay
A FORMER UNSW academic is living in a dome for eight months in NASA’s longest simulation of life on a space station on Mars.
America’s secret spacecraft to touch down
FOR the last 22 months a secret military mission to space has vexed stargazers. Is it a weapon? Is it spying? Now it’s about to land.
What happened on secret mission?
AMERICA’S mystery space drone is coming home today after a record 22 months in orbit — and there’s a big secret on board.
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