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Meet Richard Stephenson: Tracking the James Webb Space Telescope

Meet master controller Richard Stephenson, supporting the James Webb Space Telescope’s exploration of the Universe.

A satellite dish with stars in space in the background.

Celebrating our (stellar) space women

We’re introducing you to a star cluster of our women who work in space.

Illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars

Travel to Mars with Perseverance, Ingenuity and Hope

It’s time to travel to Mars again! The journey is not easy. It takes perseverance, ingenuity and a lot of hope.

Despite recent challenges, the team are confident they will finish the upgrade on time.

Space team ready: upgrading antenna for future travel

We're upgrading the 70-metre antenna Deep Space Station 43 at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. The antenna will support upcoming robotic and human missions to the Moon and Mars.

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Book it in: our top isolation reading ideas

Self isolation got you down? We’ve put together a list of our top 10 books, articles and reports to pull you out of your world.

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Australia is still listening to Voyager 2 as NASA confirms the probe is now in interstellar space

Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space and is still sending back data that are picked up by radio telescopes in Australia.

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NASA spacecraft arrives at Bennu asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has travelled more than 2 billion kilometres across the solar system and has now officially arrived in Bennu’s orbit.

CSIRO and NASA – a partnership as unlimited as space itself

A new agreement signed this week in Washington DC provides the framework for Australia – and CSIRO – to support NASA’s exploration of the Solar System.

Four of the six antennas of the Australia Telescope Compact Array.

Big data (not big rockets) set to propel Australia’s space science

Whatever the future holds for Australia’s space industry, exciting times are ahead, and big data will play a big part.

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Tracing Cassini’s fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline

At a NASA site nestled in a valley not far from Australia's capital city, a lucky few get a close view of the end of the spacecraft's 20 year odyssey.

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Mission over: the final countdown to Cassini’s fatal plunge into Saturn

The last signals from Cassini space probe before it burns up in Saturn's atmosphere will tracked by the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.

Space whisperers: the Aussies guiding Cassini’s suicide mission to Saturn

The grand finale of Nasa’s epic 20-year mission to the ringed planet will be overseen from a deep space centre near Canberra. A photo essay by Jonny Weeks, The Guardian.