A partnership between Axiom Space and Space X has seen the first US private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) a success. Axiom Space utilised the Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch three men and an accompanying astronaut to the ISS with each man paying over AUD $70 million for the record-breaking experience.…
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has broken a new record by capturing an image of light from the furthest star seen yet that according to astronomers existed within the first billion years after the big bang. This occasion marked an important milestone for the space agency as it is now the most distant star ever seen and…
Late last week an image was captured by the James Webb Telescope (JWST) that has led scientists to believe that the satellite will potentially exceed observational expectations. The telescope had reached its final stage of alignment when it captured the above image. NASA took the photo of the bright star in order to ensure that…
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) solar orbiter will make its closest approach to the sun on March 26 with the hopes scientists can gain a better understanding of the sun and solar weather. A joint mission between the ESA and NASA, the Solar Orbiter was launched with the objective of performing “close-up, high resolution studies…
A team of Chinese geologists have discovered an impact crater that they believe to be the largest in the world that is under 100,000 years old. Found in the Xing’an mountain range, the crater covers approximately 1.85 kilometres with carbon-14 dating revealing that impact was likely between 46,000 to 53,000 years ago. According to NASA…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a triple galaxy merger with the phenomenon taking place in the constellation of Cancer some 682 million light years away. According to the NASA press release the merger has now been called IC 2431 with the image displaying a rare astronomical sight of galaxies in the process of merging…
An asteroid called (7482) 1994 PC1 which is twice the size of the Empire State Building is expected to pass by earth sometime January 18. Discovered in 1994 by Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught the near-earth asteroid will pass by earth approximately 1.9 million kilometres away and is travelling at a speed of 70, 415…
Starting on January 3 and ending on January 4 the sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was successfully deployed getting the telescope one step closer to deep space exploration. Launched on December 25, 2021, the JWST mission is a joint effort by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA)…
US Vice President Kamala Harris has suggested there is a need to establish global space norms to avoid repeat events like Russia’s “irresponsible” anti-missile test last month. The anti-missile test resulted in masses of hazardous space debris being scattered across the atmosphere. In November, Russia initiated a controversial anti-missile test, blowing up a satellite and…