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.
The effects dingoes have on the environment have been captured in 32 years of NASA satellite imagery along Australia’s 5600km dingo fence.
As the Perseverance rover lands on Mars, there’s a lot we already know about the red planet from meteorites found on Earth.
On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space.
Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface.
What exactly is galactic archaeology? Kirsten Banks explains.
A chilly, but superb place to observe stars.
Man on the Moon, Champagne Supernova, Moonage Daydream– it’s all here in the CSIRO’s perfect moon landing anniversary playlist.
