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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
Trump’s attacks on science are a massive blow to Australia. These numbers show why
The ability to track and predict potentially deadly cyclones is just one of the capabilities scientists fear we could lose as the Trump administration guts “woke” scientific research.
- Angus Dalton
SpaceX capsule docks to bring home stranded NASA astronauts
After nine months, a return home is in sight for two astronauts on the International Space Station.
- Marcia Dunn
Space agencies monitoring large asteroid’s threat to Earth
Astronomers say the damage from 2024 YR4 would be catastrophic should it hit a city. But for now, experts say, calm is warranted.
- Robin George Andrews
Why these Aussie artworks are being sent to the south pole of the moon
An international art contest provides cash prizes and international exposure. The interstellar fame is a bonus - and a message to future generations.
- Meg Watson
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- William Bennett
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