Tag: Space exploration
The Artemis I mission marks the start of a new space race to mine the Moon
Image: NASA / Joel Kowsky
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I lunar mission this Saturday, September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was cancelled...
After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning
Image: NASA / JPL
On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going...
Australia wants a space industry. So why won’t we pay for the basic research to drive it?
Image: Australian Space Agency
In the past few years, Australia has formed its own space agency and launched a defence “space command”. Billions of dollars for defence,...
‘War in space’ would be a catastrophe. A return to rules-based cooperation is the only way to keep space peaceful
SpaceX
In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”. This followed the creation of the US Space Force...
Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion
The Apollo 17 lunar lander surrounded by tyre tracks. NASA
Everyone is planning to return to the Moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen...