Out of this world experiment lands in space

A world-first – or solar system-first – archaeological project has this week begun on the International Space Station. Led by archaeologists Associate Professor Alice Gorman from […]

Need to protect our moon heritage

It’s 50 years since the two Apollo 11 astronauts – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – spent 22 hours collecting samples, deploying experiments and sometimes just […]

Dr Space Junk takes on the Universe

The Australian Space Agency’s arrival in Adelaide signals an important reconnection for South Australia with its significant space history, as outlined in a new book by […]

Dr Alice Gorman receives her prize from UNSW President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs in Sydney this week.

National award for science essay

A story linking the ancient and modern story of Woomera and the Nullabor Plain has won a national award for Flinders space and Indigenous archaeology expert […]

Space probe hitchhikes into history

Early Thursday morning, Australian time, the world held its breath as a bar fridge-sized landing probe, Philae, touched down on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

The greatest museum (almost) on Earth

“So, it’s kind of like a celestial race track on which the original model of every winning sports car ever made is still racing around … forever … totally intact … all at the same time?”