In 2022, a probe was sent crashing into an asteroid as part of a “planetary defence” test. This Monday, the second part of the mission flies off to study the consequences of the impact.
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The Polaris Dawn mission, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, may hint at the future of space travel.
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.
NASA’s enduring NEOWISE mission was just shut down. It was keeping an eye out for potentially dangerous asteroids – but we’re not left defenceless.
Sabotaged space stations, falsified space probe data and faked alien contact are just a few of the scenarios a report on space cybersecurity outlines.
Space exploration is not a waste of resources, but a source of technological and medical advances, a tool for climate monitoring and a source of educational inspiration for youth.
A private company has successfully delivered cargo to the Moon’s surface for the first time. Here’s what that means for future space exploration.
Can astronauts spend prolonged time in close quarters millions of miles from Earth without killing each other?
Mars has been a popular destination since space exploration began – and there are plenty of people who’d love to go there.
Despite what you may think, Australia has a long history of space activities. But this is the first time the Australian public has been asked its opinions on space.
A distant lump of space rock may have a surprising amount in common with the core of our own planet.
We’re going to get up close and personal with three of Jupiter’s largest moons like never before.
Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the next astronauts on the Artemis II mission. This announcement signals a new era in Canada’s role in space exploration.
DART has forever changed the orbit of a small asteroid – and done so with much greater success than expected.
Understanding isolation’s effects on regular people, rather than those certified to have ‘the right stuff,’ will help prepare us for the future, whether another pandemic or interplanetary space travel.
Sex technologies and ‘erobots’ could help address issues related to human desire, and physical and emotional needs of astronauts in space.
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Research fellow, Australian National University
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Research Associate, Curtin University
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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Professor of Philosophy, California Polytechnic State University
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Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
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Planetary Scientist, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University
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Candidat au doctorat en océanographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
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Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University
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Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Space Governance, Flinders University
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Chair, Australian Centre for Space Governance, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
