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Lockheed Martin trumps SpaceX Mars plans
As some experts at the Astronautical Congress in Adelaide dismissed Mars plans within a decade as 'vapourware' US Defence contractor Lockheed Martin showed off how it thinks it can be done.
As some experts at the Astronautical Congress in Adelaide dismissed Mars plans within a decade as 'vapourware' US Defence contractor Lockheed Martin showed off how it thinks it can be done.
From lice in the rice to centipedes in the bathroom the average Australian home has getting on for 100 different types of bug.
The milestone announcement was made 50 years after Australia entered the space race.
The federal government has announced the creation of a National Space Agency.
Australian researchers have found a way of slowing down digital information carried as light by transforming it into sound waves within a microchip.
Patients taking a commonly prescribed immunosuppressant are being urged to consult their doctor after two people died during a clinical study.
As Cassini started to spin and disintegrate in Saturn's frozen atmosphere, it had one final gift for us.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn on Friday, ending its groundbreaking 13-year Saturn mission.
The course has been set. The end is in sight. There's no turning back now.
Scientists who've monitored probe 'since it opened its eyes on universe' to watch over final moments.
Using an MRI scanner, neuroscientist Dr Gregory Berns has discovered what your dog is thinking.
Astronomer Caroline Foster has always been fascinated by questions she cannot solve. Especially questions so hard no one seems that interested in solving them.
A 'eureka moment' suggests a way over a hurdle that quantum computer scientists saw impeding future progress.
Australian diamond lasers may eventually be powerful enough to knock a missile out of the air.
Research by the University of NSW shows that Babylonians, not Greeks, discovered trigonometry.
Scientists have found a way to make spider silk five times stronger.
Might settlers on Mars be able to see the red planet turn white? A new study surprisingly suggests so.
An aide warned "don't look" at the president as he gestured toward the sun.
Viewers outside the US can watch the total eclipse by livestream.
The ACT government has teamed up with the South Australian government to put Australia in the space race.
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