Australian Space News

Design A Moon Dunny And Win $51,000

Design A Moon Dunny And Win $51,000

Let's cut right to brass tax... NASA wants you to design a "lunar loo", a porcelain space throne, a moon bowl, a cosmic can, a galactic chamber pot, a deep...
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Remember Climate Change? The Arctic Just Hit 38 Degrees

Remember Climate Change? The Arctic Just Hit 38 Degrees

In true 2020 fashion, some not-so-cool stuff just gut-punched us again.  In case you don't know, the Arctic Circle is cold. Really cold. Particularly in the Siberian town of Verkoyansk,...
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Finally, You Can Ride A Balloon Into Space For Just $180,000

Finally, You Can Ride A Balloon Into Space For Just $180,000

You up for a far more boring way of checking out the curves of Earth? Well, now you can take a tour of the upper reaches of our atmosphere, thanks to the...
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Fly to L.A. In Under Two Hours?

Fly to L.A. In Under Two Hours?

SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, has announced that Earth-to Earth "spaceports" could be a reality just weeks after successfully launching a crewed rocket into space -  a first for a private...
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SpaceX Eyes Tassie Ship Builder for Rocket Pad Supply

SpaceX Eyes Tassie Ship Builder for Rocket Pad Supply

Elon Musk might be the mayor of Twitter town. When he flitters his fingers on his device (we imagine its a one of a kind hologram phone looking thing) and...
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Global Pollution Returns Amid Lifted Coronavirus Restrictions

Global Pollution Returns Amid Lifted Coronavirus Restrictions

The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently created an online platform that lets the public track pollution levels around the world, especially in regards to the recent plunge from coronavirus...
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Nerds Build Arse Clenchingly Dangerous Star Wars "Protosaber"

Nerds Build Arse Clenchingly Dangerous Star Wars "Protosaber"

Nerds have been trying to build lightsabers since the release of the blockbusting film "Star Wars" in 1977.  All efforts had been in vain until a team lead by an...
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Plot Twist: The Universe Might Be Flat

Plot Twist: The Universe Might Be Flat

Flat Earth Theory is so 2018. The latest cutting edge "flat-something" theory is the flat universe theory only this time - kinda disappointingly - it has scientific merit.  Just when...
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The Mystery Of Crusty Brown Mars' Depleted Ring

The Mystery Of Crusty Brown Mars' Depleted Ring

Mars is nothing short of an enigma to us Earthlings.  But to add some fuel to the cosmic mystery of Mars, there's evidence showing it may have previously sported a lustrous...
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Dorky Or Cool? A Scientific Analysis Of SpaceX's Starman Suit.

Dorky Or Cool? A Scientific Analysis Of SpaceX's Starman Suit.

The slick-looking SpaceX flight suits worn by Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken last Sunday were a polarising part of the historic launch at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre.  Judging by the...
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