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One year on: Stunning Webb telescope captures stellar image of star nursery

A spectacular new image has been taken by the James Webb Space Telescope to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of its science mission.

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Aussie bush tucker could nourish NASA astronauts in space

Warrigal greens or Australian bush tomatoes might soon be on the menu to tantalise the tastebuds of space travellers.

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NASA’s asteroid deflection mission was more successful than expected

On September 26, after a nine-month journey through the Solar System, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impacted an asteroid called Dimorphos.

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Expect ‘extraordinary’ views of Jupiter tonight, says NASA

Stargazers, get excited. Tonight Jupiter will be the closest it has been to Earth in almost six decades, creating a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity.

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Deflecting an asteroid

Space scientists everywhere are following the final movements of a little craft in deep space on a mission that could profoundly affect humankind’s future.

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First images from James Webb Space Telescope reveal distant galaxies in mind-blowing detail

Travel back into the early Universe with these spectacular images of the deep cosmos.

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NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts

Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach orbit but will take scientific observations.