Space
Utopia or extinction: The space visions driving Bezos and Musk
One billionaire wants to move industry off-world, returning Earth to a pristine state. The other wants humans to colonise Mars for our own survival.
- Chris Zappone
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Meteor shower spotted across Brisbane and NSW
Aussies who had their eyes to the skies last night were dazzled by the meteor shower lighting up the skies of Brisbane and regional New South Wales.
Green fireball explodes in city sky as annual meteor shower hits Australia’s east coast
Dramatic dashcam footage captured this week showed something that wouldn’t be out of place in a sci-fi film – space coming to Earth. Here’s how to watch the magic in real life.
- Bronte Gossling
- Opinion
- Trump's America
I’ve got a rocket for these space cadets and their pantomime of feminism
The whole exercise was emblazoned with such drippy femininity that all womankind was implicated. It was a test of the implicit feminist pact to Support Women. I suspect I failed it.
- Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- Opinion
I hear you mocking the female astronauts. You’re doing dirty work for the bad guys
With all the chaos and costs being borne by women in Trump’s America, are people really upset about Katy Perry saying space made her feel “connected to love”?
- Kate Halfpenny
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
‘It’s not about me’: Katy Perry kisses the ground after all-female celebrity space flight
It was the latest wave in space tourism, where the rich and famous – or lucky and well-connected – can enter the zero-gravity realm of professional astronauts.
- Marcia Dunn
‘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
Space has a PR problem. It’s time to make it great again
Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void’s reputation.
- Patrick Lenton
‘A great success’: Start-up’s rocket crashes into sea after lift-off in Norway
Video from the launch shows the rocket taking off from the pad, flying into the air and then coming back down to crash into the sea in a fiery explosion.
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