Bumped astronaut helped bring Apollo 13 home

Bumped astronaut helped bring Apollo 13 home

Mattingly was in his car when news came over the radio:Jack Swigert was replacing him as command module pilot on Apollo 13.

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Life on Mars? This tiny South American mouse might hold the answer

Life on Mars? This tiny South American mouse might hold the answer

Mummified mice found on mountain summits on the Chile-Argentina border have re-defined what we know about the limits of mammals – and they may help the search for life on other planets.

  • byAngus Dalton
Dust collected 50 years ago shows moon’s true age

Dust collected 50 years ago shows moon’s true age

Experts believe that the moon formed when a giant object the size of Mars crashed into the early Earth,knocking off a huge chunk.

  • bySarah Knapton
Big bang theory:Scientists sound out cause of Melbourne’s mysterious loud noise

Big bang theory:Scientists sound out cause of Melbourne’s mysterious loud noise

Hundreds of residents in Melbourne’s north reported hearing an explosion and seeing a bright flash light up the night sky.

  • byAlex Crowe
How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk
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How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk

Australia’s first research satellite in 20 years is heading to space in a bid to boost the nation’s cosmic sovereignty.

  • byAngus Dalton
Amazon internet a step closer after launch of Kuiper satellites

Amazon internet a step closer after launch of Kuiper satellites

The e-commerce giant plans to send thousands of low-orbit satellites into space to compete with Starlink. But it started late.

  • byJoey Roulette
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Mission to a metal mass:NASA set to blast off to a failed planet

Mission to a metal mass:NASA set to blast off to a failed planet

Astronomers believe it is the dead core of an ancient planet. Now we are launching a mission beyond Mars to visit it.

  • byLiam Mannix
Remote WA mining tech gives Australia the edge in space

Remote WA mining tech gives Australia the edge in space

The sheer vastness of Australia and the crucial remote capabilities championed by its resources sector gave the nation the edge when NASA was deciding where to develop a new moon rover.

  • byKatelyn Catanzariti
Australian researchers claim to have detected ‘dark photons’

Australian researchers claim to have detected ‘dark photons’

Last week,a group of Australian scientists presented evidence they say strongly supports ‘dark photons’ - theoretical particles that are the opposite of light.

  • byLiam Mannix
Rubble from 81 million kilometres away:Capsule carrying asteroid secrets lands on Earth

Rubble from 81 million kilometres away:Capsule carrying asteroid secrets lands on Earth

Asteroid samples fetched from deep space have parachuted into the Utah desert to cap a seven-year journey.

  • byMarcia Dunn
New ‘alien mummy’ scans suggest they were not assembled or manipulated

New ‘alien mummy’ scans suggest they were not assembled or manipulated

Last week,the Mexican Congress heard the bodies were found in Peru and were “non-human beings that are not part of our terrestrial evolution”. No one really believed it.

  • byMaighna Nanu