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Australia’s giant leap in quest for life on the moon
The nation’s first moon rover, or Roo-ver, will gather and analyse fine lunar soil as NASA prepares for the first crewed landing since 1972.
- by Angus Dalton
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A Sydney start-up launched a satellite to fight space junk. It’s now space junk
The largest Australian-built commercial satellite was launched in March. Then it went dark.
- by Angus Dalton
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Billionaires
‘Visionary’ Elon Musk is back in his prime, and we should be excited
An action-packed month for Musk reminded me of the old futurist Elon, the visionary who wanted to change the world.
- by William Bennett
NASA astronaut in hospital after extended stay in space
A SpaceX capsule carrying three Americans and one Russian parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast.
- by Marcia Dunn
The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic
Destroyed satellites, power blackouts, crippled GPS and increased radiation are all possible as the sun’s magnetic pole flips.
- by Angus Dalton
A launch and a catch: SpaceX advances Starship program with engineering feat
The mechanical SpaceX arms were able to catch the Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad.
- by Marcia Dunn
Under a ‘second moon’, a three-act spectacular comet show is under way
As Earth recruits a rare cosmic visitor, a three-act light show is on display for the next month with a blazing comet. Here’s how to spot it.
- by Angus Dalton
SpaceX ‘Freedom’ capsule to rescue Starliner crew from space station reaches orbit
The capsule carried just half the regular crew, leaving two seats open for “Suni” Williams and “Butch” Wilmore, who have been stuck on the space station for months.
- by Aaron Gregg
The man who left parents $7 million out of pocket and 600 children heartbroken
Children from more than 100 schools – including Reddam, The Forest High and Marist Sisters – thought they were going on a trip to NASA in Texas. That was until Charles Chung’s company collapsed, owing millions. Here’s how it unravelled.
- by Lucy Carroll and Colin Kruger
Asteroids the size of stadium and skyscraper hurtle past Earth
NASA declared the two large asteroids “potentially hazardous” to Earth, which in another cosmic event is set to gain a “second moon” next week.
- by Angus Dalton
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Space
‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’: What space travel does to the body
Weird things can happen to the body in space – not least from abrupt changes in gravity as well as weightlessness, radiation and being in close quarters. How do astronauts do it?
- by Jackson Graham
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-1m43