Space
- Opinion
- Elon Musk
It’s not too late to cash in on the new space race
Things are looking up for investors scouring the market for stratospheric valuations.
- David Stevenson
Latest
Pilot declared ‘Mayday’ after flying through Musk rocket explosion
The explosion of a SpaceX rocket earlier this year put multiple passenger planes and hundreds of people in danger, new documents reveal.
- Lily Shanagher
To infinity and beyond: This polar record-chaser is a throwback to Shackleton and Mawson
Like Indiana Jones, Tom Hunt is a scientist with a thirst for high-risk adventure. The Englishman is aiming to make the fastest unsupported trip to the South Pole - and then a voyage to the stars.
- Iain Payten
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
The November 22 edition
The Gold Coast rocket developer with Elon Musk in his sights | The Glock-carrying librarian | Putting the fun in funerals | The chase for our southern lights
Adam wants to live on the moon – and he’s spending millions to get there
In a Gold Coast factory, former banker and gymnast Adam Gilmour is working on a rocket design that could take a slice of Elon Musk’s SpaceX business.
- Liam Mannix
How Laika was lost in space
The sad tale of Russia’s canine cosmonaut reflects humans’ history of subjecting dogs to pain and indignity.
- Tim Elliott
Biggest and brightest: The best time to be dazzled by the Beaver supermoon
November’s full moon marks the time of year when the celestial body swings closest to Earth. Here’s when you should train your eyes on the skies.
- Angus Dalton
‘What the heck is that?’ Astronomers discover strange new black-hole stars
The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the universe.
- Liam Mannix
Ground control to Kim Kardashian: We’ve been to the moon six times
When the reality star said on TV that she believed a well-worn conspiracy theory, the head of NASA himself felt compelled to set the record straight.
- Rich McKay
- Updated
- Police
Police turn to tech to identify ‘space debris’ found on outback WA minesite
Experts believe the debris, which was found on a remote mine site’s access road on Saturday, is part of a Chinese rocket.
- Hannah Murphy
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