This photomontage shows sample tubes on Mars. NASA wants to bring them to Earth. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA says it will use nuclear power to help bring Martian soil to Earth for study and is examining two landing options. The US space agency expects to identify a preferred option in the second half of this year…
The NSW RFS Boeing 737 firetanker which has also been deployed to North America. Photo: Coulson Aviation Australia may not be able to continue to rely on the US and Canada for firebombing aircraft as global bushfire seasons start to overlap. That was the assessment of Friends of the Earth Australia as Los Angeles continues…
The Silver Cloud, which helped protect Sydney Harbour during WWII. Photo: ANMA A gathering of Norwegian vessels in Sydney will celebrate the centenary of boatbuilder Lars Halvorsen’s immigration to Australia in 1924–25, starting tomorrow (January 10). As part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s summer program, 16 Halvorsen vessels will be showcased at its wharves.…
The HMS Somerset (right) watches two Russian naval vessels sail past the British Isles on December 27, 2024. A Russian force was encountered in the North Sea and watched as it passed through the Dover Strait into the English Channel. Photo: UK MoD. A UK-led detection system is tracking Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet in…
The fishing net is cut from the juvenile dolphin. Photo: NZ DoC A juvenile dolphin found entangled in a fishing net in Auckland waters was safely freed today and is believed to be healing, NZ authorities say. The entrapped dolphin had been travelling with a fully grown dolphin. It was first reported to NZ Department…
NSW SES volunteers skirt the skyline during the 13-day search for Hadi Nazari. Photo: NSW SES Hiker Hadi Nazari has been found alive and well in Kosciuszko National Park after he went missing for almost two weeks. NSW Police say that after a 13-day search involving more than 300 people, at about 3.15pm on Wednesday,…
The photo of this Spanish cottage was taken by its owner, actress Denise Crosby. Photo: Denise Crosby/Twitter (X) At least five people are dead and many more injured as fires broke out across southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions. US media are reporting that tens of thousands of people were evacuated as more…
Adelaide bus drivers are to get new safety screens in half the originally scheduled time. Photo: Adelaide Metro/Twitter (X) Bus driver safety screens in Adelaide buses are to be rolled out twice as fast with extra security patrols as well. It was thought that the roll-out of the new 9.5mm thick polycarbonate shields in all…
Riverina Police officers at the command post as the search continues. Photo: NSW SES More than 150 members of the NSW State Emergency Service have joined police in their search for a hiker missing in Kosciuszko National Park. Since December 26, 2024, SES members have hiked through steep and dense terrain in search of Hadi…
Local firefighters rescue trapped residents in Tibet. Picture: UN / China Fire Services At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in a 7.1-magnitude quake that struck in a remote region near Mount Everest, Tibet. Tremors were reportedly felt in Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India. United Nations spokeswoman Stephane Dujarric said that…