China space programme targets July launch for Mars mission China is targeting a July launch for its ambitious plans for a Mars mission which will include landing a remote-controlled robot on the surface of the […]
First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars That vision, Elon Musk’s vision, morphed into a shake-up of the old […]
Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the Moon. The […]
Doubts about basic assumption for the universe No matter where we look, the same rules apply everywhere in space: countless calculations of astrophysics are based on this basic principle. A recent study by the Universities […]
Space lettuce: Nutritious and safe crops would be a dietary supplement to assist long-distance space missions Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as fruits, nuts, chocolate, shrimp cocktails, peanut butter, chicken, […]
Future space detector LISA could reveal the secret life and death of stars A team of astrophysicists led by Ph.D. student Mike Lau, from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), recently […]