Big dish at Tidbinbilla turns 40
NASA has been celebrating 40 years since the big dish at Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla was first put to work.
View ArticleNew dish to beam deeper into space
Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex is on track to become the main signals base for NASA's deep space missions.
View ArticleNASA helping students shoot for the stars
Dozens of students from around Australia are learning what it is like to work in space, with the help of an astronaut.
View ArticleStudents set sights high
Dozens of students from around Australia are learning what it is like to work in space, with the help of an astronaut.
View ArticleNASA launches new mission to consider past conditions on Mars
This morning, NASA launched another mission to establish whether conditions on Mars have ever been conducive to life. The MAVEN mission will also measure the effect solar winds have had on stripping...
View ArticleKey NASA missions involving the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex has been involved in most deep space NASA missions over the past 50 years.
View ArticleAustralian deep space centre in Canberra vital for future missions: NASA
The head of NASA, Charles Bolden, says the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla will be vital for future space missions. The ACT-based site is one of three worldwide that facilitate...
View ArticleMilky Way origins probed as Australian Astronomical Observatory unveils...
Australian astronomers are hoping a new high-tech tool will help reveal the origins of the Milky Way. They have built a one-of-a-kind, $13 million High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element...
View ArticleCanberra principal Kate Smith returns from week at prestigious US Space Camp
A Canberra primary school principal has returned to Australia after spending a week at a prestigious "space camp" in the United States.
View ArticleJim Bell
This week features conversations from the Outer Limits - today: planetary scientist Jim Bell.
View ArticleMike Dinn
Mike Dinn and the team at Canberra's Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station were key players in NASA's Apollo program.
View ArticleSpace research: Exploding star provides hint on how dark matter warps light...
An exploding star has been seen by astronomers four separate times as a result of dark matter affecting the image, an Australian researcher reveals.
View ArticleAlan Duffy
Astronomer Alan Duffy is using supercomputers to try and answer some of the biggest questions about the universe.
View ArticleRobert Brand
Robert Brand's working towards launching an aerospace vehicle that he wants to send to Mars.
View ArticleNew Horizons Pluto mission: Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex to...
The New Horizons probe will capture its close encounter with Pluto on Tuesday night and begin transmitting photos and data back to Earth, and when it does, a communications centre in Canberra will be...
View ArticleHistoric Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, crucial to Apollo moon landings,...
The site of the tracking station south of Canberra that brought the world the first footage of man walking on the Moon is formally heritage listed.
View ArticleInside the bear's den with zoologist Hank Harlow
NASA is exploring whether Hank's knowledge of bear biology may be a key to human endurance in space.
View ArticleLive Stories Volume 10: Under the Microscope
Stories from wildly different lives in science as told at the World Science Festival Brisbane.
View ArticleAustralian mini-satellites undergo space testing before launch later this year
Testing is underway at the Australian National University (ANU)'s Mt Stromlo facilities on three mini-satellites to make sure they are ready to be part of an international space project later this year.
View ArticleAstrophysicist Alan Duffy is mining for dark matter
Alan returns as co-investigator on the SABRE project.
View ArticleFormer NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff talks deep space with Canberra students
Greg Chamitoff may have spent 198 days in space, but on Friday, he had his feet firmly on the ground, inspiring the next generation of aerospace engineers.
View ArticleLive Stories Volume 10: Under the Microscope
Stories from wildly different lives in science as told at the World Science Festival Brisbane. (R)
View ArticleBrad Tucker on the likelihood of a human colony on Mars
Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker joins Hayden Cooper to discuss the likelihood of a human colony on Mars by 2022.
View ArticleExoMars Mission: What happened to the Schiaparelli lander?
Although fears grow for the ExoMars lander, scientists say the mission to Mars has been a success. Here's what we know so far.
View ArticleNASA missions to Mars and beyond likely to be aided by new Canberra satellite...
A satellite antenna years in the making, which opens today near Canberra, could one day help track manned NASA missions to Mars, assisting in a "new era" of space exploration.
View ArticleBrad Tucker on discovery of new solar system
Astrophysicist Brad Tucker, from the Australian National University, joins 7.30 to discuss today's announcement from NASA of the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star.
View ArticleNASA's journey to Mars aided by University of Canberra researchers
When astronauts finally arrive on Mars, there are fears they will not be able to set foot on the Red Planet's surface, due to the loss of proprioception or the sense of movement which is where a group...
View ArticleNASA's Cassini spacecraft takes historic dive between Saturn and its rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft begins the first of 22 historic dives between Saturn and its rings to collect valuable data about the environment, before it ends its mission by plunging into the planet in...
View ArticleCatastrophic space junk collision 'inevitable' without action, scientists warn
A catastrophic space junk collision that would render the upper reaches of the atmosphere unusable is not a matter of if, but when, space environment experts warn.
View ArticleAustralia a step closer to national space agency as ACT, South Australia sign...
A deal between South Australia and the ACT puts pressure on the Federal Government to form a space agency, with experts saying it could help boost technology and creativity.
View ArticleAustralia launches $10m satellite program to help spy planes detect warships,...
Australia is building three new satellites that will conduct audio and visual surveillance for the Defence Force.
View ArticleAustralia's Nazi rockets: How German V-2 flying bombs made their way Down Under
It's a little-known fact that two Nazi V-2 rockets were something of a sensation in Australia after World War II. The story of how they ended up Down Under is an intriguing one that involves science,...
View ArticleSpace lover's ashes to be sent on two-year orbit of Earth
The family of a man who took his own life in August honour his memory and love of space exploration by fundraising to send his ashes on a two-year journey around Earth.
View ArticleNASA deep space tracking station to go offline over Australian pay agreement...
Staff at the NASA deep space tracking station in Australia will refuse to commence communications with outer space, as part of a fight over whether the US-funded team should conform to an Australian...
View ArticleMission to look inside Mars from NASA's universal telephone exchange near...
NASA's Deep Space Communication Complex in Canberra is like the air traffic control centre for space and one of the area's best-kept secrets.
View ArticleWorld's groundwater stores falls under the deep insight of an Australian...
An Australian professor has developed satellite technology used by NASA, which will measure the world's freshwater reserves from space.
View ArticleISS is passing over Australia, here's what you need to know to spot it
Australians are a curious bunch when it comes to the International Space Station. Thankfully we get plenty of opportunities here for sightings.
View ArticleNational Archives to display Apollo II moon rocks on 50th anniversary of moon...
Fragments of moon rock and an Australian flag sent into space will go on public display next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing.
View ArticleHow viable really is the plan to build a spaceport in the Northern Territory?
Plans to develop a spaceport to launch suborbital satellites from on Aboriginal-owned land in East Arnhem Land are underway and the ABC has been told the project is on track, with a rocket potentially...
View ArticleNASA to launch rockets into space from Northern Territory spaceport
The world's biggest space agency plans to send rockets into space from a site 700 kilometres east of Darwin as soon as next year.
View ArticleSpace exploration brings both everyday innovations and massive economic...
Space exploration has given us conveniences such as smartphone cameras, memory foam mattresses and satellite navigation, but it also boosts the economy.
View ArticleApollo 11: Off course and low on fuel, heart rate data reveals the tension of...
With just seconds to go before running out of fuel and unknown alarms going off, Neil Armstrong's heartrate began to skyrocket.
View ArticleThe Dish made Parkes famous, but the first pictures from the Moon actually...
Parkes was made famous by the Australian film The Dish, but without a small tracking station just outside of Canberra, we would never have seen Neil Armstrong's first few steps on the Moon.
View ArticleBendigo's Mike Tobin was a 'tea boy' who went on to play a vital role in the...
Mike Tobin started his career as a telecommunications apprentice and by the age of 27 he was monitoring the vital signs of the three astronauts in Apollo 11 from Canberra.
View ArticleLive video of NASA's Apollo 11 reached the world thanks to one little dish...
When Kevin Gallegos carpooled to work one cold Canberra morning the day ahead wouldn't be typical he and the rest of the team at the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station would be instrumental in bringing...
View ArticleSpace is about to get a funding boost but there are ethical questions to...
Space advocates spruik the human benefits but critics say it costs far too much. Ever since the moon landing, space has been seen as a "giant leap" for humankind, but is it in the wrong direction?
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