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Chinese rocket Zhuque-2E Y6.

Chinese rocket identified as source of mystery light in Australian skies

The unusual streak of light was visible for about 20 minutes over parts of Australia, including Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

  • Courtney Kruk
A display of space vision or a billionaire’s vanity projects? The SpaceX Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

Why some Australian investors will risk punting on Musk’s $2.5 trillion space vision

It’s off to the races for the Musk believers, who appreciate that no matter how many times his big promises have not been met, some of them have.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The International Space Station, as seen from a Russian spaceship in 2022.

Astronauts shelter for air leak repairs on International Space Station

NASA ordered five astronauts to safety in their SpaceX-built spacecraft docked to the ISS as a Russian crew attempted to fix a worsening air leak on the Zvezda service module.

  • Joey Roulette
A new map, called SPICE-RACS, shows magnetic fields throughout the Universe in blue and red. It was produced with CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country.

Scientists map universe’s invisible force to show sky as you’ve never seen it

Australian researchers have created the biggest and most detailed image of a colossal cosmic mystery.

  • Angus Dalton
SpaceX’s mega rocket booster returns to the launch pad.

Investors want out of Musk’s SpaceX gamble. They may not have a choice

Elon Musk’s $2.5 trillion dream is about to hit Australia’s investing public – whether they like it or not.

  • Chris Zappone
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Blue Origin rocket suffers catastrophic failure.

Rocket owned by Jeff Bezos explodes into huge fireball on launchpad

Jeff Bezos’ space venture has taken a major hit as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket dramatically exploded on the launchpad during a test in a setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture.
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Moment Bezos-owned rocket explodes into huge fireball

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket dramatically exploded on the launchpad during a test in a setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture.

From a cuddly E.T. to murderous xenomorphs, the on-screen alien comes in many shapes and sizes.

Are aliens already here? Spielberg’s latest dares to ask

As the Pentagon throws open its extra-terrestrial files, Disclosure Day depicts encounters of an even closer kind.

  • Jordan Prosser
An artist’s concept design of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle, which can be both crewed and uncrewed, designed to establish the foundation for sustained surface mobility.

NASA lays out moon base plans in race to get humans back on lunar surface

The space agency has turned to Jeff Bezos as it seeks to jump-start progress on US President Donald Trump’s demand for a lunar base by the end of the decade.

  • Marcia Dunn