Tag: Space
So a helicopter flew on Mars for the first time. A space physicist explains why that’s such a big deal
Picture: NASA/AP
On Tuesday at 9pm Australian Eastern standard time, the Ingenuity helicopter — which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February — took off from...
‘War in space’ would be a catastrophe. A return to rules-based cooperation is the only way to keep space peaceful
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In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”. This followed the creation of the US Space Force...
Cool discovery: new studies confirm Moon has icy poles
Picture: NASA
Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that...
Carlisle Street Arts Space tells the tale of two St Kilda’s
While it’s a well-known fact St Kilda was named after a schooner, Lady of St Kilda, two local artists have dug deeper, travelling to...
Why it’s time for Australia to launch its own space agency
A rocket carrying the NBN’s Sky Muster II satellite. Perhaps one day Australia might have more direct involvement in space activities
Any nation that...