This top-secret plane has been in space for a year, and we don't know why
It has now been a year since the U.S. Airforce launched the mysterious X-37B into space, leaving many to wonder why it’s there.
View ArticleNASA $1M contest intent on sending robots to Mars
NASA engineers want humanoid robots to help astronauts living and working on Mars to help build habitats, grow food and make potable water.
View ArticleAir Force gets space telescope that can see space objects like no...
The DARPA-developed Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) will this week get a new permanent home at the Air Force Space Command where it promises to rapidly bolster the nation’s ability to more quickly...
View ArticleComputer crashed? You could blame forces beyond our solar system
As our personal electronic devices get more complex, researchers say cosmic rays could put them at a greater risk of operational failure.
View ArticleSoftware glitch aborts SpaceX rendezvous with space station
A software glitch caused a SpaceX cargo spacecraft to abort its rendezvous with the International Space Station early on Wednesday.
View ArticleAustralia needs a space agency: Fleet
The co-founder of Adelaide space technology, Fleet, has called on the federal government to create a dedicated space agency.
View ArticleWhy your trendy office is bad for business
Across the nation, cubicles have been dismantled and office doors discarded to make space for Fussball tables, treadmill desks and foam-padded ‘pods’. But are hip, open-plan office spaces good for...
View ArticleANU laser tech aboard gravity mapping, water movement space mission
Although gravity is often assumed to be a constant, it actually varies depending where you are on Earth.
View ArticleIoT firm Fleet reveals launch plan for first two nanosats
Adelaide’s Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced the launch plans for its first two low-earth orbit nano satellites, the first in a planned constellation of 100.
View ArticleSpace outfit wants humans to colonise the moon
Feel like the world is going to the dogs? Want to get away from it all? Here's a solution: become a citizen of the nation of Asgardia and hope it makes good on its promise to colonise the moon.
View Article'High-energy neutrinos' give scientists new understanding of universe
A breakthrough in the study of ghostly particles called high-energy neutrinos that traverse space, zipping unimpeded through people, planets and whole galaxies, is giving scientists an audacious new...
View ArticleNanosat-enabled IoT start-up Myriota to create 50 jobs by 2020
Nanosatellite-enabled Internet of Things connectivity start-up Myriota says it plans to create 50 new high tech jobs over the next two years.
View ArticleAdelaide to be home to Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency will be headquartered in Adelaide, the federal government announced today.
View ArticleKennards Hire connects to Fleet Space's growing nanosatellite constellation
Tool and plant hire firm Kennards Hire is partnering with Adelaide’s Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies to track its equipment across Australia and New Zealand.
View ArticleUniSA secures $245M for smart satellite centre
The University of South Australia has been granted $55 million to develop a cooperative research centre for smart satellite technologies and analytics (SmartSat CRC).
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