Australian Space News

India Shoots Down Own Satellite to Prove They Can Shoot Down Satellites.

India Shoots Down Own Satellite to Prove They Can Shoot Down Satellites.

In an effort to say "if we can't have nice things, no one can", India has fired upon one of its active satellites destroying it.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the...
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Jupiters Big Brown Dot Tightens

Jupiters Big Brown Dot Tightens

Jupiter's trademark stormy brown dot blowing 300km/h winds is tightening up its outer circumference. The gas giant has housed the brown dot on it's lower posterior for centuries and has been recorded...
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Flat Earthers Plan "Scientific Journey" To "The Edge Of The World"

Flat Earthers Plan "Scientific Journey" To "The Edge Of The World"

Like Frodo and the one ring, Flat Earthers have united to find the "truth" about our planet by venturing into Mordor, only this one is not brimstone and fire but...
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ASK ARSE: How far away is space?

ASK ARSE: How far away is space?

We have some new mail in the bag so let's go ahead and "Ask ARSE". "Hi ARSE,My name is Keegan and I am 12 years old and I was hoping...
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Space Herpes, the unseen enemy.

Space Herpes, the unseen enemy.

Astronaut's pushing into the deep unknown at risk of the horrible herpes outbreak.
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First person on Mars likely to be woman, NASA assumes gender.

First person on Mars likely to be woman, NASA assumes gender.

“The first person on Mars is likely to be a woman,” said NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine in a recent interview.  He added that the next person to step foot on...
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Dust storm ravaging Mars passing, NASA's Opportunity Rover missing..

Dust storm ravaging Mars passing, NASA's Opportunity Rover missing..

Mars Opportunity RoverImage credit: NASA Let's face it, Mars is a bit of a dust bowl.But even we were a bit gobsmacked when a dossier passed over the desk at...
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A Dead Star Is Eating Its Own Planets

A Dead Star Is Eating Its Own Planets

Astronomers have found a star that’s eating its own planets. That might sound weird, but trust me, this gets a lot weirder. The star was found in the massive database...
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