Statecraft takes the biscuit
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Statecraft takes the biscuit

And Nabiac gets ready to rock.

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Australia has a new astronaut. But what would it take to get her to space?
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NASA

Australia has a new astronaut. But what would it take to get her to space?

Katherine Bennell-Pegg,who has graduated from the European Space Agency,is the first person to train as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

  • byAngus Dalton
Space station object crashed through roof of Florida home,NASA confirms

Space station object crashed through roof of Florida home,NASA confirms

Homeowner Alejandro Otero said “I was completely in disbelief. What are the chances of something landing on my house with such force to cause so much damage”.

A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years
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USA

A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years

For almost four minutes there’s nothing but ethereal serenity. All I can see in the distance is the black silhouette of the moon surrounded by the pearly glow of the sun’s corona.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘It’s so dark’:Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America

‘It’s so dark’:Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America

It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience ever,with a couple of hundred million people living in or near the shadow’s path.

  • byMarcia Dunn
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe

Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe

Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable,possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.

  • byDennis Overbye
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Moontime:NASA told to create time standard for a lunar clock

Moontime:NASA told to create time standard for a lunar clock

US government is asking for a plan by the end of 2026 for setting what it calls a Coordinated Lunar Time to avoid mishaps in space.

  • byJoey Roulette andWill Dunham
Former US Navy admiral says we won’t find UFOs in the sky – they’ll be underwater

Former US Navy admiral says we won’t find UFOs in the sky – they’ll be underwater

There are plans to send a submarine to explore an unusual trench off California after dozens of sailors,submariners and military personnel told of unidentified craft in the water.

  • bySarah Knapton
Astronaut whose space handshake with a Soviet helped thaw Cold War

Astronaut whose space handshake with a Soviet helped thaw Cold War

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov said,in English:“Very good to see you!” Stafford voiced the same sentiment in Russian,but in a broad Oklahoma accent.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX building spy satellite network for US:anonymous sources

Elon Musk’s SpaceX building spy satellite network for US:anonymous sources

The project is designed to offer the most persistent,pervasive and rapid coverage of activities on Earth.

  • byJoey Roulette andMarisa Taylor
‘The ship has been lost’:SpaceX’s giant rocket travelled halfway around world then vanished

‘The ship has been lost’:SpaceX’s giant rocket travelled halfway around world then vanished

Elon Musk’s company came within minutes of completing a crucial test on its third try,but the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built was lost as it descended back to Earth.

  • byMarcia Dunn