Gilmour Space’s rocket stands on its launchpad.

Failure to launch:The huge rocket ‘stuck’ in a small Australian town

As tens of millions of people around the world watched two US astronauts safely return to earth,a key player in Australia’s burgeoning space industry sat on the launch pad.

  • Liam Mannix

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‘What a ride’:After 286 days stuck in orbit,Butch and Suni finally get home

The NASA astronauts splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee,hitching a ride back to Earth to close out a space saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.

  • Marcia Dunn andDeepa Bharath
In this image provided by NASA,a SpaceX capsule is onboard a recovery vessel in the Gulf of Mexico,on Tuesday,March 18,2025,after it lands off the coast of Florida with NASA astronauts Suni Williams,Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague,and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov.

Altered eyeballs,weaker bones:What nine months trapped in space will do to your body

The risks and hazards of extended stints in space are well understood,and the health of stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be monitored for years to come.

  • Craig Jackson
Trump’s staffing cuts to a key US meteorological agency threatens data used by Australia to monitor severe weather.

Trump’s attacks on science are a massive blow to Australia. These numbers show why

The ability to track and predict potentially deadly cyclones is just one of the capabilities scientists fear we could lose as the Trump administration guts “woke” scientific research.

  • Angus Dalton
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

SpaceX capsule docks to bring home stranded NASA astronauts

After nine months,a return home is in sight for two astronauts on the International Space Station.

  • Marcia Dunn
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Space agencies monitoring large asteroid’s threat to Earth

Astronomers say the damage from 2024 YR4 would be catastrophic should it hit a city. But for now,experts say,calm is warranted.

  • Robin George Andrews
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Maegan Oberhardt,an award-winning wildlife artist.

Why these Aussie artworks are being sent to the south pole of the moon

An international art contest provides cash prizes and international exposure. The interstellar fame is a bonus - and a message to future generations.

  • Meg Watson
An Australian-built rover is heading for the moon.

Australia’s giant leap in quest for life on the moon

The nation’s first moon rover,or Roo-ver,will gather and analyse fine lunar soil as NASA prepares for the first crewed landing since 1972.

  • Angus Dalton
A visualisation of space debris surrounding Earth.

A Sydney start-up launched a satellite to fight space junk. It’s now space junk

The largest Australian-built commercial satellite was launched in March. Then it went dark.

  • Angus Dalton
An action-packed month for Musk reminded me of the old futurist Elon,the visionary who wanted to change the world.

‘Visionary’ Elon Musk is back in his prime,and we should be excited

An action-packed month for Musk reminded me of the old futurist Elon,the visionary who wanted to change the world.

  • William Bennett