US-Russia space crew lands back on Earth after eight-month ISS stint

Both nations have agreed to work with each other despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any...

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How will Australia’s emergency services cope if satellites go down? With a sextant and a street directory

Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts...

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Fund the UFOs: Astronomer Says Any Space Money Is Better Than None

ANU Professor Brad Tucker raised concerns about deep cuts to space research funding despite the...

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One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000

Second man on moon’s Duro Rocket pen, crucial to Apollo 11 return, reaches astronomical sum...

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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin...

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Mystery of silver balls appearing on Australia’s beaches finally solved

'There were questions of the bomb squad being involved.'

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Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency

Organisation says objects consistent with ‘debris from a foreign rocket body that recently...

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Mysterious debris found on Queensland beaches could be ‘space balls’ – and may contain toxic rocket fuel

Australian Space Agency working to confirm origin of objects as space archaeologist says they may...

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Robotic rescue mission underway to save space telescope falling to Earth

NASA launched a mission on Friday, local time, to try to prevent one of its aging...

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‘Rocket debris’ found on beach in Philippines

Coastguards confirmed they had received reports of wreckage found near the Balading settlement on...

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Asteroid set to be nearest to Earth since 1600s can be seen from Canada

A large asteroid experts believe to be as big as three CN Towers stacked on top of each other is...

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Is Vladimir Putin on the brink of taking war into space?

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Earth’s oldest asteroid impact crater may just have been found

Researchers date North Pole Dome in Australia’s Pilbara region to over 3 billion years ago

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‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps

Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis...

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International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak

Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital...

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Northern lights expected to be visible across Canada tonight. Here's how to see them

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth, increasing chances of seeing the northern...

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SpaceX targets biggest ever stock market debut, putting Musk on course to be trillionaire

IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.77tn as it sets up Musk for...

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How distant planets with 15,000mph winds could change hunt for life in space

Scientists say the findings opens a new era in understanding how distant worlds evolve

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How this cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces

Light from nearly 4m galaxies measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic...

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