Space
Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of moon
The mission is one in a series that underscore the country's ambitions to join — and even lead — the space race.
- by Steven Lee Myers
Latest
USA
NASA probe passes most distant object yet
"Anything's possible out there in this very unknown region," John Spencer, deputy project scientist for New Horizons, said.
- by Joey Roulette
NASA
Pluto and beyond: New Horizons to explore most distant world yet
'What could be more exciting than that?': NASA's 'New Horizons' will celebrate the new year at an astonishing 6.4 billion kilometres from Earth.
- by Marica Dunn
Space
Flashback 1968: Apollo 8 makes space history
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return. We look back on the milestone with this article from the archives.
- by Bryan Silcock
Space
SpaceX launches US Air Force GPS satellite to cap record year
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying the Lockheed Martin-built satellite.
Space
Stephen Curry, now very sure of the moon landing, interviews astronaut
Stephen Curry said he didn't believe the US had landed on the moon. Now the Warriors guard is using everything short of rocket boosters to walk back those remarks.
- by Jacob Bogage
Christmas
Christmas Comet, meteor shower to light up Australian sky
Two space spectacles will light up the night's sky within hours of each other.
Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic reaches space and is one step closer to space tourism
The brief voyage by Richard Branson's venture marked the first human flight to the boundary of space by a commercial space operator.
- by Julie Johnsson & Justin Bachman
Opinion
Opinion
A tough sell, but was WA ever in the space agency race?
It was always going to be a bit of a long shot — but did the WA government argue our case to host the Australian Space Agency headquarters properly?
- by Cameron Myles
Canberra
Meteor shower, comet to grace Canberra skies - if the clouds clear
Canberra's recent thunderstorms have been spectacular, but they will hopefully clear for Friday night's meteor shower and comet sightings.
- by Jasper Lindell
Adelaide
WA politicians point the finger as space agency HQ announced for Adelaide
Federal Liberal WA Senator Linda Reynolds has accused the state government of not being serious in its push for the space agency to be based in the west.
- by Cameron Myles