Australian Space News

NASA Dumped 2.6-Tonnes Of Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries Into Earth's Orbit

NASA Dumped 2.6-Tonnes Of Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries Into Earth's Orbit

On Friday morning, the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting lab discarded a 2.6 tonne pallet of used batteries — its largest dumped package ever.Agency officials wrote in an update last...
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Mysterious Long Cloud On Mars Isn't What We Thought It Was

Mysterious Long Cloud On Mars Isn't What We Thought It Was

A long "white cloud" - not New Zealand - hovers over the landscape of Mars. And it's not an actual cloud.Or Perseverance smoking the Great Barrier Reefer in a Michael...
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WATCH: This Soul Nourishing 4K Tour Of Mars Will Bring You Peace

WATCH: This Soul Nourishing 4K Tour Of Mars Will Bring You Peace

"Red Planet Rise," is a patchwork quilt of short film made by Seán Doran and using images from HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  So grab...
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Scientists Propose A Doomsday Sperm Bank In The Moon's Tubes

Scientists Propose A Doomsday Sperm Bank In The Moon's Tubes

The moon has been treated somewhat unfairly by us. From gawking at it through a lenses for centuries, to trying to nuke it, and plodding all over it and leaving...
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This Guy Grew His Tiny Black Hole In a Lab, And It's Exactly What Hawking Said

This Guy Grew His Tiny Black Hole In a Lab, And It's Exactly What Hawking Said

Way back in 1974, Stephen Hawking theorised that the big. scary black holes throughout the universe weren't as big and bad as we thought.  In fact, every now and then...
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Ultra Rare Red Sprite And Blue Jet Caught Together In Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot

Ultra Rare Red Sprite And Blue Jet Caught Together In Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot

First things first: what the hell are sprites and blue jets? In no uncertain terms, we don't really know what the heck sprites are. We just know they look like...
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Arecibo Observatory Clean Up Has Us Feeling The Feels

Arecibo Observatory Clean Up Has Us Feeling The Feels

In December of 2020, a year plagued with adversity, a pop-culture icon met its untimely end.  Satellite images show what's left of the beloved observatory after years of neglect lead to its...
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Sorry, There's No 9th Planet Hidden Away In Deep Solar Space, Study Says

Sorry, There's No 9th Planet Hidden Away In Deep Solar Space, Study Says

Is there a mysterious planet brooding about in the depths of our solar system? Well, there's a gravity signature in the depths of our solar system past Neptune's orbital path....
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Presenting The Most Accurate Flat Map Ever, And It's A Double Ender.

Presenting The Most Accurate Flat Map Ever, And It's A Double Ender.

For a long time, at least 100 years or so, we have attempted to map the pale blue dot on a 2D map. And the results have been less than...
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WATCH: Persy's Martian Chaperone Made A Suicide, And He Watched.

WATCH: Persy's Martian Chaperone Made A Suicide, And He Watched.

SM: Another one bites the dust... Perseverance Rover has had an emotional week or so. Surviving the 7 month journey to an inhospitable planet? Check. Prevailed over the Mars landing...
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