Australian Space News

Disney Reveals Functional, Movie-Grade Lightsabers

Disney Reveals Functional, Movie-Grade Lightsabers

In before, "AKSHUYALLY they used X in the movies..." Disney has allegedly brought a working lightsaber to the "A Special Look Inside Disney Parks" press conference. And although no photos...
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No Doofus, This Isn't A "Mars Rainbow" Caught By Persy Rover

No Doofus, This Isn't A "Mars Rainbow" Caught By Persy Rover

Persy Rover accidentally caught a glimpse of something from its ear Left Hazard Avoidance Camera earlier this month. And the crazies are going, well, crazy over it after Persy shared them...
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Wanna Know What Happens If Earth Starts Spinning Faster?

Wanna Know What Happens If Earth Starts Spinning Faster?

Ever sat down on your couch after a long day and mindlessly pat your pet lovingly while you have an internal crisis over the Earth spinning too fast? Us too....
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Get In, We're Heading To Uranus & Neptune To Measure Vibrations

Get In, We're Heading To Uranus & Neptune To Measure Vibrations

New planetary missions are desperately needed to visit Uranus and Neptune since these ice giant worlds haven't been visited since Voyager's flybys in the late 1980s. Scientists said in a...
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All-In On Uranus: An In-Depth Look

All-In On Uranus: An In-Depth Look

We get asked more about Uranus than any other planet. In fact, we get asked about Uranus more than almost anything we can think of. So for one day, we...
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UQ Researchers Unsheath Bulky Secret Continent In Toe-Curling Detail

UQ Researchers Unsheath Bulky Secret Continent In Toe-Curling Detail

The boundaries of Zealandia, a submerged "lost continent" that hosts New Zealand and the territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, are being drawn by a new ocean-mapping expedition....
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Researchers Just Measured 1500km/hr Winds In Jupiter's Stratosphere, A First Ever.

Researchers Just Measured 1500km/hr Winds In Jupiter's Stratosphere, A First Ever.

SM: 900-miles-per-hour winds rage on the gargantuan gas ball.Using a 27-year-old comet, an international team of astronomers just measured Jupiter’s stratospheric winds for the first time ever. And they’re outrageous....
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Former Director Of National Intelligence Says, "Quite A few More" UFOs detected In Upcoming Declassified Report

Former Director Of National Intelligence Says, "Quite A few More" UFOs detected In Upcoming Declassified Report

According to former Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, the Pentagon’s pilots have seen way more UFO’s than the public knows about. He told Fox News that an upcoming report from the...
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This Painfully Detailed Milky Way Image Took 12 Years and 1250 Hours

This Painfully Detailed Milky Way Image Took 12 Years and 1250 Hours

Almost 12 years into the process, Finnish astrophotographer J.P. Metsavainio has been able to create a new 1.7-gigapixel image Milky Way, taking a combined exposure of time of a whopping...
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Interstellar Object Oumuamua Is A…

Interstellar Object Oumuamua Is A…

When Oumuamua first flew into view, we thought it looked like a cigar. But now, thanks to a new study, the mystery object appears to be a shard of a...
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