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Yutu on the way to the Moon

Along with maybe a billion other people, we watched in fascination as the China National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched […]

Our 'Outback Rover’ is helping scientists improve the accuracy of satellites.

Do you see what I see?

By Adam Harper 630 kilometres may be a long way to travel for an eye check-up; but when those eyes […]

The 11th day of Geekmas

It's the eleventh day of Geekmas and we have 11 zero-gravity fridge rovers to give away. To win, solve this […]

Mars pics from Curiosity

Just wanted to share these amazing pictures from the Curiosity mission. For more news and the latest from Mars go […]

Houston, we have a check in: Space 2.0

(This article first appeared in The Conversation.) Social media is the new frontier for space exploration, shaping an age of […]

Australia is “all ears” for Mars landing

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will land on Mars on Monday 6 August (AEST). The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, which […]

Haikus on Mars

When we hear signals beamed back from Mars rover Curiosity’s landing next week, it will be poetry to the ears […]