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‘Train wreck’: Trump slams Musk’s ‘ridiculous’ new political party
After the tech billionaire escalated his feud with the US president and announced the formation of his “America Party”, Trump posted on social media that Musk had gone “completely off the rails”.
- James Oliphant and Daniel Trotta
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Astronomers investigate mystery ‘interstellar’ object speeding through our solar system
A telescope in Chile spotted what initially looked like an unknown asteroid on a highly eccentric path that might come close to Earth’s orbit.
- Kenneth Chang
Trump cuts satellite data on Antarctic sea ice just as it’s needed most
Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low sea ice in the Antarctic summer, but they will lose access to their main data set at the end of this month.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Trump’s ‘golden dome’ a golden opportunity for AUKUS in space, says Morrison
Former prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia needs to be more ambitious about competing in the new space race.
- James Massola
Soviet spacecraft plunges to Earth after 50 years stuck in space
A half-ton relic of the Soviet space program has made a fiery re-entry – but scientists aren’t exactly sure where it landed.
- Stephen Delahunty
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists have detected the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
- Will Dunham
‘Bring a little spice to space’: The star-studded all-female crew sporting ‘sexy’ suits
Katy Perry is among a celebrity line-up of six women heading into orbit in custom-designed suits likened to Marvel superhero outfits.
- Henry Samuel
Failure to launch: The huge rocket ‘stuck’ in a small Australian town
As tens of millions of people around the world watched two US astronauts safely return to earth, a key player in Australia’s burgeoning space industry sat on the launch pad.
- Liam Mannix
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‘What a ride’: After 286 days stuck in orbit, Butch and Suni finally get home
The NASA astronauts splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, hitching a ride back to Earth to close out a space saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.
- Marcia Dunn and Deepa Bharath
Altered eyeballs, weaker bones: What nine months trapped in space will do to your body
The risks and hazards of extended stints in space are well understood, and the health of stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be monitored for years to come.
- Craig Jackson
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