Australia has historically played a supporting role in space exploration but experts say the country has a "natural advantage" in terms of its geography.
Where and what time can I see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower from Australia?
The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak. With dark skies, experts say this year's show is worth getting up for.
Topic:Explainer
Old Soviet spacecraft expected to crash back to Earth
Scientists are keeping an eye on Kosmos 482, which is forecast to plunge back to Earth in the coming days. We just don't know exactly when or where it will land.
Astronauts conduct fifth all-female spacewalk
NASA astronauts Colonel Anne McClain and Major Nichole Ayers leave the International Space Station for almost 6 hours to to move an antenna and prepare the station for new solar panels.
'It's almost cheating': How Michael hunts comets in his spare time
Amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo discovered the latest comet to grace our sky. But he fears his tenth comet could be his last as a new state-of-the-art telescope is set to replace comet hunters like him.
NASA astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who spent 220 days in the ISS and orbited the Earth 3,520 times, landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan on Saturday local time.
'Big breakthrough': Scientists find strongest evidence for life in space
Professor Nikku Madhusudhan says it's a major breakthrough as scientists discovered the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond Earth.
The true shame of the space barbies' Blue Origin flight
I've often wished we could all have a brief moment of hurtling around the Earth, not to posture or preen, but to show the opposite — we are small, we are humble, and we need to fiercely care for the Earth.
Katy Perry among all-female space tourism crew on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King were part of an all-female space tourism trip organised by billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez. This marked only the second all-female crew in 64 years of human spaceflight, the first being back in 1963.
Popstar Katy Perry blasts into space on Blue Origin rocket flight
The pop star, alongside other celebrities, joined Jeff Bezos's fiancée in the first all-female flight in more than six decades.
SpaceX crew with Australian polar explorer returns to Earth
After orbiting the north and south poles in a privately funded flight, four space tourists have safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
Source of Jupiter's mysterious 500-degree heat burst found
Scientists say a vast region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.
Country kid returns home to WA after playing key role in Moon landing
Aim for the stars, Jaxon Liebeck tells students as he returns to his school in WA a month after directing a landmark space mission.
Topic:Feel Good
Ham radio operators standing by for contact with polar orbit mission
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.
NASA astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again 'in a heartbeat'
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams didn't shy away from accepting some of the blame for Boeing's bungled test flight.
Astronauts to grow edible mushrooms during next space mission
When SpaceX launches its next mission in the coming days, it will include an Australian-led experiment that could have significant ramifications for the future of space exploration.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch says space travel teaches us 'what it is to be human'
NASA astronaut Christina Koch chats with News Breakfast about the upcoming Artemis II flight, which would make her the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
'They were never stuck': NASA says two ISS astronauts wanted to be in space
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after nine months stranded on the International Space Station. NASA's public affairs officer Steven Siceloff tells News Breakfast the astronauts wanted to be in space and were "never stuck".
Falling from the stars to be greeted by dolphins: How NASA's 'stranded' astronauts came home
After 268 days without fresh air or a proper shower, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams made their final journey back to Earth.
Astronauts stranded on ISS make long-awaited return to Earth
The NASA astronauts became stranded on the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner capsule on which they launched into space malfunctioned.
What does nine months in space do to the human body?
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after nine months in space. Now they're facing weeks of rehabilitation so they can resume their lives on the ground.