NASA streams cat video from deep,deep space

NASA streams cat video from deep,deep space

The video of Taters the cat was streamed from 30 million kilometres away,or roughly 80 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon,the farthest ever.

  • bySopan Deb

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Best times to watch the meteor shower of the year over Australia

Best times to watch the meteor shower of the year over Australia

It’s the most dazzling cosmic event of the year. Find out when and how you can watch the Geminid meteor shower.

  • byAngus Dalton
Halley’s Comet is on its way back. What kind of world will witness its return?
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Halley’s Comet is on its way back. What kind of world will witness its return?

Some time this past weekend,about 5.6 billion kilometres away,Halley’s Comet reached its furthest point from the sun and started its journey back.

  • byCameron Atfield
SpaceX rocket suffers double explosion,but scientists say that’s OK

SpaceX rocket suffers double explosion,but scientists say that’s OK

The rocket’s first stage booster,despite achieving a crucial manoeuvre to separate with its core Starship stage,exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after detaching.

  • byJoe Skipper
Could a moth save our oceans? Perth university students tackling some crazy questions

Could a moth save our oceans? Perth university students tackling some crazy questions

Student’s across WA’s five universities are working on changing the world through their research,from plastic eating moths to interplanetary travel.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘A galactic war of aliens’? The colossal ‘Tassie devil’ exploding in space
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‘A galactic war of aliens’? The colossal ‘Tassie devil’ exploding in space

A series of giant detonations in space has baffled scientists – and their enormous intensity upends our understanding of the laws of physics.

  • byAngus Dalton
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Floating astronaut tool bag can be seen from Earth

Floating astronaut tool bag can be seen from Earth

Two NASA astronauts set out for their first spacewalk around the ISS to take care of some routine maintenance. When they got back on board,something was missing.

  • byJesus Jiménez
The Apollo 8 spaceman who didn’t understand wife’s coded message during moon orbit

The Apollo 8 spaceman who didn’t understand wife’s coded message during moon orbit

Until Apollo 8 orbited the moon and returned safely to Earth under Frank Borman’s command,NASA wasn’t sure humans could survive such a long trip in space.

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.

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