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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.
Scientists shine light on the bugs who share our homes
From lice in the rice to centipedes in the bathroom the average Australian home has getting on for 100 different types of bug.
New agency takes us from the outback to outer space
The milestone announcement was made 50 years after Australia entered the space race.
Australia is getting a national space agency
The federal government has announced the creation of a National Space Agency.
Storing lightning inside thunder: new Aussie chip turns light into sound
Australian researchers have found a way of slowing down digital information carried as light by transforming it into sound waves within a microchip.
Warning over commonly prescribed drug after two die
Patients taking a commonly prescribed immunosuppressant are being urged to consult their doctor after two people died during a clinical study.
Cassini survived longer than expected in Saturn's atmosphere
As Cassini started to spin and disintegrate in Saturn's frozen atmosphere, it had one final gift for us.
Cassini ends 13-year mission with plunge into Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn on Friday, ending its groundbreaking 13-year Saturn mission.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach for fatal rendezvous with Saturn
The course has been set. The end is in sight. There's no turning back now.
Australia takes charge of guiding Cassini's fiery death
Scientists who've monitored probe 'since it opened its eyes on universe' to watch over final moments.
Science finds dogs like you for you, not just your food
Using an MRI scanner, neuroscientist Dr Gregory Berns has discovered what your dog is thinking.
What shape is that galaxy? Here's how you tell
Astronomer Caroline Foster has always been fascinated by questions she cannot solve. Especially questions so hard no one seems that interested in solving them.
Eureka: UNSW makes breakthrough thanks to research from 1998
A 'eureka moment' suggests a way over a hurdle that quantum computer scientists saw impeding future progress.
Gem of an idea brings death ray closer, wins 'science Oscars'
Australian diamond lasers may eventually be powerful enough to knock a missile out of the air.
Ancient tablet offers new angle on birth of maths
Research by the University of NSW shows that Babylonians, not Greeks, discovered trigonometry.
Scientists have spiders producing enhanced web that can hold a human
Scientists have found a way to make spider silk five times stronger.
How is it possible that it snows on Mars?
Might settlers on Mars be able to see the red planet turn white? A new study surprisingly suggests so.
Yes, Donald Trump did just stare directly at the solar eclipse without glasses
An aide warned "don't look" at the president as he gestured toward the sun.
Total solar eclipse dazzles America
Viewers outside the US can watch the total eclipse by livestream.