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By Jo Nova Well that was lucky. Early reports suggest the Chinese space junk from the launch four days ago has crashed in the Pacific 1,000 km short of Mexico. However, if I am reading those maps (below) correctly, on this...

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

Tons of Mirrors, an energy company that focuses on making solar energy cheaper and accessible, plans to make sunlight a 24-hour phenomenon. The company CEO Ben Nowack is a 26-year-old technology innovator who previously worked...

A team of international researchers discovered two new "super-Earth" planets. Both planets are larger than Earth and are less than 100 light years away. And one of them may even be suitable for life.[...]

The French takeover of a satellite company shows we’re not learning from the current crisisTwenty-two years in and it’s already obvious that this century is demanding challenges and responses for which the British Tory...

"I am forever being plagued by finding bits of string and twine and yarn in odd places in my home, yard, boat and car. Now, pollution by odd bits of twine and string have reached CRISIS PROPORTIONS...

To further this exploration, NASA is supporting the early-stage study of a concept for a hybrid observatory that would combine a ground-based telescope with a space-based starshade.

 A fascinating war of words has erupted between NASA and the CCP, over China's space intentions.

Australia's first ever commercial space launch, from our near Equatorial Arnhem Space Centre, will occur 10.44pm ACST (06:14am Sunday California Time).

A huge sunspot has been seen within firing rage of the earth. It's reported to have grown double in size in just under 24 hours, and is as large as three times the size of the Earth, according to experts. The size is sparking...

A giant asteroid measuring more than a mile long will zoom past the Earth this week. The "potentially hazardous" asteroid, named 1989 JA, is the largest expected to get very close to the planet in 2022.[...]

If you’ve ever dreamed of moving to the moon and planting a garden, you just might be in luck. A new study has successfully grown plants in lunar soil for the first time.[...]

Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report May 5 in the journal Joule.

For Elsila, “it’s very cool to think about all the work that went into collecting the samples on the Moon and then all the forethought and care that went into preserving them for us to be able to analyze at this time,”...

Infrared satellites made by British company will use thermal imaging to pinpoint heat loss