Putting a spin on the space program
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Putting a spin on the space program

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‘Ready for whatever the universe throws at us’:How scientists plan to defend us from a meteor strike
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‘Ready for whatever the universe throws at us’:How scientists plan to defend us from a meteor strike

We might be safe,for now,from the kind of catastrophic strike that wiped out the dinosaurs – but what about the small stuff?

  • byJackson Graham
‘Victory cry’:India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

‘Victory cry’:India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

The feat cements the country’s growing prowess in space and technology as it joins the United States,the Soviet Union and China in achieving a moon landing.

  • byAshok Sharma
‘Things do go wrong’:Why Russia’s moon lander mission failed
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‘Things do go wrong’:Why Russia’s moon lander mission failed

More than 60 years on from its Soviet era heyday – launching the first dog and then the first man into space – Russia is on the backfoot as old and new global competitors race for the moon.

  • byLucy Cormack
Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon

Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon

The failure underscored the decline of Russia’s space power since the glory days of Cold War competition when Moscow was the first to launch a satellite to orbit the Earth.

  • byGuy Faulconbridge
New images of moon close up as India and Russia race to its south pole

New images of moon close up as India and Russia race to its south pole

Both India and Russia have national interests in successful landings and in claiming the historic first at stake.

  • byNivedita Bhattacharjee
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Russian lander races to find water on moon ahead of Indian craft

Russian lander races to find water on moon ahead of Indian craft

Moscow has launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years. There’s a lot riding on it.

  • byGuy Faulconbridge andJoey Roulette
US officials beginning to think the truth may really be out there

US officials beginning to think the truth may really be out there

Three highly credentialed whistleblowers have testified to a US congressional hearing that UFOs are real and that the government is covering up the evidence.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Fireball that lit up Melbourne night sky was most likely debris from Russian rocket

Fireball that lit up Melbourne night sky was most likely debris from Russian rocket

The Australian Space Agency has shed more light on the fireball that streaked across the sky overnight and also caused a loud boom to be heard.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Fireball that lit up Melbourne night
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Fireball that lit up Melbourne night

A large flaming object that lit up Melbourne’s sky overnight is thought to be debris from a Russian rocket used to send a satellite into space.

‘Space for everyone’:Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976

‘Space for everyone’:Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft is on a timetable that implies it could match or narrowly beat its Indian rival to the moon’s surface.

  • byMark Trevelyan andLidia Kelly