NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday returning from a 220-day mission on the International Space Station.

Did ancient sunscreen and sewing needles save humanity? In a nutshell 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field weakened to ...

Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as ...

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

Earth's auroras look a bit different from above. NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured two amazing videos of our planet's natural light shows from the International Space Station (ISS) last week.

A new agreement between Space Centre Australia and NASA for a “horizontal launch capability” is being framed by the company ...

NASA’s Deep Space Network just marked 60 years of interstellar communication with a groundbreaking new antenna in Canberra.

The crew of four astronauts flew in a polar orbit for nearly four days to explore the Earth’s polar regions for the first time.

A breathtaking view of Aurora - Dance of lights - has been captured over Antarctica and Australia and the visuals are totally ...

NASA's Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia celebrated its 60th anniversary ... no matter where they are in the solar system as Earth rotates. There is an exception, however: Due ...

The mission, funded and commanded by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was launched by SpaceX on Monday and has grabbed headlines for its flight path ...

Australian amateur radio enthusiasts are ready to be part of history after the first polar space mission — with an Australian astronaut on board — blasted off today.