NASA astronaut in hospital after extended stay in space

NASA astronaut in hospital after extended stay in space

A SpaceX capsule carrying three Americans and one Russian parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast.

  • byMarcia Dunn

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The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic

The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic

Destroyed satellites,power blackouts,crippled GPS and increased radiation are all possible as the sun’s magnetic pole flips.

  • byAngus Dalton
The spaceport,the former PM and the $100 million pledge that wasn’t there

The spaceport,the former PM and the $100 million pledge that wasn’t there

Scott Morrison’s new business partner has grand celestial ambitions. Back down on Earth,the company has more mundane problems.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andMadeleine Heffernan
A launch and a catch:SpaceX advances Starship program with engineering feat

A launch and a catch:SpaceX advances Starship program with engineering feat

The mechanical SpaceX arms were able to catch the Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad.

  • byMarcia Dunn
Working in silence and no sharp corners:How humans would live on the moon

Working in silence and no sharp corners:How humans would live on the moon

The inaugural Australian Space Architecture Challenge asked entrants to create a human outpost on Earth’s only natural satellite.

  • byJulie Power
The prime spots for a chance to see the rare aurora

The prime spots for a chance to see the rare aurora

If you head outside tonight – and if the weather is kind – there’s a chance you’ll be treated to a spectacle in the sky.

  • byLiam Mannix
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Under a ‘second moon’,a three-act spectacular comet show is under way

Under a ‘second moon’,a three-act spectacular comet show is under way

As Earth recruits a rare cosmic visitor,a three-act light show is on display for the next month with a blazing comet. Here’s how to spot it.

  • byAngus Dalton
SpaceX ‘Freedom’ capsule to rescue Starliner crew from space station reaches orbit

SpaceX ‘Freedom’ capsule to rescue Starliner crew from space station reaches orbit

The capsule carried just half the regular crew,leaving two seats open for “Suni” Williams and “Butch” Wilmore,who have been stuck on the space station for months.

  • byAaron Gregg
Asteroids the size of stadium and skyscraper hurtle past Earth

Asteroids the size of stadium and skyscraper hurtle past Earth

NASA declared the two large asteroids “potentially hazardous” to Earth,which in another cosmic event is set to gain a “second moon” next week.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’:What space travel does to the body
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‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’:What space travel does to the body

Weird things can happen to the body in space – not least from abrupt changes in gravity as well as weightlessness,radiation and being in close quarters. How do astronauts do it?

  • byJackson Graham
‘Earth sure looks like a perfect world’:Civilians complete historic space walk
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‘Earth sure looks like a perfect world’:Civilians complete historic space walk

The mission was Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s latest and riskiest bid to push the boundaries of commercial spaceflight.

  • byJoey Roulette