Kanyini Completes Critical Testing
South Australian satellite, Kanyini, has achieved another key milestone with the successful completion of its Environmental Stress Screening ahead of the satellite's mid-2024 launch.
The Journal
The Journal
Since 2003 Trekzone has been home to many iterations, including purely a Star Trek reference site, then our Star Trek fan film series in the 2010’s. But now, in the 2020’s the newly named Journal will present the latest science and space news.
49 New Galaxies Found in Under 3 Hours
49 new galaxies have been found in under 3 hours by an international team of astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope.
Russia and China’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor
Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration have announced their intentions to build an automated nuclear reactor to power a joint lunar outpost by 2035.
Betelgeuse’s Rapid Spin Could Be An Illusion
Recent observations of Betelgeuse have caused a bit of a stir and it all centers around it's spin cycle...
Deep Sea Circulation Driven By Mars
Giant whirlpools in warming oceans could run counter to ocean stagnation that some have predicted could impact the Gulf Stream.
Europa May Not Be As Habitable As Previously Thought
Jupiter's moon Europa, long thought to be a destination for humans in the outer solar system, might not actually be as habitable as first thought.
Next Generation Solar Panels Fly To Space
Australian-made flexible solar cells will orbit the Earth in a test to evaluate them as a reliable energy source for future space endeavours.
SKA-Low’s First Antenna Installed
One of Earth's biggest science facilities, destined to provide an unparalleled view of the Universe, is a step closer to reality.
Gilmour Space Awarded Orbital Launch License
The Australian Space Agency has awarded Gilmour Space an orbital launch license - the first in the country.
Trappist-1’s Solar Wind Stripping Atmosphere
Scientists studying the Trappist-1 system have made a discovery that likely dashes the hopes of either colonisation or finding life on the exoplanets.
Varda Space Industries Lands Back in Utah
Varda Space Industries' W-1 mission capsule landed in the northern Utah desert on February 21, bringing with it crystals of an antiviral drug that were grown in orbit.
Dimorphos Likely Reshaped By The DART Mission
The asteroid moon Dimorphos may have been reshaped after NASA smashed the DART spacecraft into it back in 2022, according to international scientists.
Enhancing Earth Observation With AI
A new method to assess different satellite designs using a powerful artificial intelligence technique to more cheaply monitor our planet from space has been released.
RADICALS Launches On Swedish Sounding Rocket
A new type of electromagnetic shield designed and manufactured at RMIT has been launched into space this week by the Swedish Space Corporation from their Esrange Space Center in the north of the country.
Odysseus Mission To End Early After Awkward Landing On Moon
The first clear images of the Odysseus lander on the lunar surface have been released, a week on from it's semi-successful soft landing.
HyImpulse SR75 En Route To Koonibba For Late April – Early May Launch
Leading German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse has packed up their SR75 rocket ready for its maiden launch in South Australia in late April or early May this year.
Hyimpulse On The Way To Koonibba As Intuitive Machines Updates Us From The Moon
It’s Thursday the 29th of February 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… HyImpulse En Route To Koonibba for historic launch, the moon landing...
The Universe’s Hungry Hungry Black Hole – As Aussie Launches Inch Closer
It’s Wednesday the 21st of February 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… Catching you up on the past month we’ve been busy… We...
Axiom-3 Set For Launch; The Most Sensitive Image of 47 Tucanae and A Lunar Mystery Solved
It’s Wednesday the seventeenth of January 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… Axiom-3 set for launch within the next 24 hours, the most...
Artemis Delayed; Peregrine Leakes And A Brown Dwarf With Aurora…
It’s Wednesday the 10th of January 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… The first Commercial Lunar Payload is doomed to fail, following a...
ELA’s New Launch Pad; 25 Years of Aussie Space Law and The Year That Was…
It’s Friday, December 22 2023, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now. Equatorial Launch Australia unveil a new launch pad design. Celebrating twenty five years...
Hypersonix Opens; “Tasmanian Devil” Intrigues Astronomers and CSIRO Calls for Telescope Time
Hypersonix officially welcomes their new manufacturing facility. The CSIRO calls for proposals for telescope time across the country and six sub-Neptunes found, which have likely remained unchanged for a couple...
Oxygen On Venus; Stunning Images From Euclid And Artemis 2 Gears Up : Talkin’ Science
Oxygen on Venus… an incredible find backed up seventeen times. wearable tech helping astronauts find themselves and a rogue star thought to heading our way now isn’t… the reanalysis that’s...
Southern Launch Signs A MoU, Gears Up To Build A Rocket Testing Site
It was a big April for our friends at Southern Launch. From signing a memorandum of understanding to retrieve payloads at Koonibba (and relaunch them from Whalers Way) to gearing...
Leave Your World Behind. Paramount+ Reveals Teaser Trailer For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two
Streaming Exclusively On Paramount+ From Thursday, 15 June.
Paramount+ Announces Star Trek: Section 31
PRESS RELEASE: Original Movie Event Starring OSCAR® Winner Michelle Yeoh Begins Production Later This Year.
Aussies Will Be Helping To Keep Artemis II In Touch With Home
When Artemis II flies next year and breaks free from Earth’s gravity, they’ll be talking via one of three relay stations in the Deep Space Communication Network. Goldstone in California,...
Introducing Artemis II : We Reveal The Crew Breakdowns and Hear From Them
A second coronal hole has been detected on the sun as Gilmour Space continues construction efforts at the Bowen Spaceport. Plus – NASA announces the Artemis 2 crew… our deep...
Star Trek Premiere Dates, Renewals and New Series Order
In recent days Paramount+ have confirmed a slew of news about the future of Star Trek... and we're here with the wrap up.
Australia’s Artemis Contribution As Uranus’ Moons May Have Subsurface Oceans
NASA and Australia confirm a strategic lunar partnership, Gilmour Space signs on to get a leg up in orbit, revolutionising communication with satellites, has evidence of subsurface oceans been found...
What’s Next For NASA’s Orion Spacecraft After The Successful Artemis 1?
Orion Vehicle Manager Frank Lin beams in to give us the low down on what’s next for the first human rated spacecraft in fifty years to reach the Moon.
Gearing Up For More Australian Made Sovereign Launches as Virgin Orbit Fails to Fire in the UK…
Gilmour Space gear up for two launches this year, we beam over to NASA to hear more about the Orion capsule as it’s heatshield is inspected. Virgin Orbit fails to...