As Tesla struggled,Musk wondered:what will we wear on Mars? Life in Elon’s orbit

As Tesla struggled,Musk wondered:what will we wear on Mars? Life in Elon’s orbit

When celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson took on oddball tech billionaire Elon Musk,strange revelations came quickly.

  • byNick Bryant

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Big bang theory:Scientists sound out cause of Melbourne’s mysterious loud noise

Big bang theory:Scientists sound out cause of Melbourne’s mysterious loud noise

Hundreds of residents in Melbourne’s north reported hearing an explosion and seeing a bright flash light up the night sky.

  • byAlex Crowe
How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk
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How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk

Australia’s first research satellite in 20 years is heading to space in a bid to boost the nation’s cosmic sovereignty.

  • byAngus Dalton
Amazon internet a step closer after launch of Kuiper satellites

Amazon internet a step closer after launch of Kuiper satellites

The e-commerce giant plans to send thousands of low-orbit satellites into space to compete with Starlink. But it started late.

  • byJoey Roulette
Mission to a metal mass:NASA set to blast off to a failed planet

Mission to a metal mass:NASA set to blast off to a failed planet

Astronomers believe it is the dead core of an ancient planet. Now we are launching a mission beyond Mars to visit it.

  • byLiam Mannix
SpaceX launches Euclid in big step to unlock more secrets of dark matter

SpaceX launches Euclid in big step to unlock more secrets of dark matter

The spacecraft will not be alone in peering into the cold storage of our universe,but Euclid will reach back farther,imaging the structure of the universe about 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

  • byKatrina Miller
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Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers will be able to fly from the UK to Australia in less than two hours within a decade,according to new research,but they could lose consciousness during take-off.

  • byRob Harris
‘Space is hard’:Why Japan had to blow up its $2.2b rocket
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‘Space is hard’:Why Japan had to blow up its $2.2b rocket

The president of Japan’s space agency has also explained why he plans to crash-land Martian moon samples in the outback.

  • byAngus Dalton
Elon Musk describes failed Starship flight as ‘roughly what I expected’

Elon Musk describes failed Starship flight as ‘roughly what I expected’

The SpaceX chief executive said the damage was “actually quite small,” in his first extensive comments on the test flight.

  • byChristian Davenport
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Motto Russ Motto!

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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 120-metre Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip.

  • byMarcia Dunn