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Salty ice can generate an electric charge 1,000 times greater than regular ice when strained, according to research published in Nature Materials.

NASA is bringing Crew 11 home from the International Space Station after an undisclosed medical issue. ISS Commander Mike Fincke said the entire crew are "stable, safe and well cared" for with the decision to return home a month early "the right call, even if it's a bit bittersweet"

Next year humans are set to return to the Moon for the first time in 55 years with the Artemis III mission, and while the astronauts may spend less than 10 days on the lunar surface, scientists around the world are already preparing the next steps: how to live, grow food, and thrive beyond Earth.

A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch.

A two-week simulated space mission – the only one of its kind in Australia to join concurrent missions around the world – put a crew through their paces while performing space experiments at the University of Adelaide.

US scientists have used computer simulations to figure out the best personalities to send on long space missions, like a three year trip to Mars.

The first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere, TeraNet, links Australia to the stars.

The University of Sydney Rocketry Team was announced as the winner of the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition back in June, taking out first place with their latest rocket, Pardalote.

As space travel becomes a real possibility for longer missions, including journeys to Mars, scientists are looking more closely at how space conditions affect health. A new study in mice has found living in zero gravity can lead to periodontitis, a common and serious condition where the gums become inflamed and the bone that supports teeth starts to break down, eventually leading to tooth loss.

Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while travelling in space, and international researchers believe these issues are likely due to the overly sterile nature of the International Space Station.

Astronauts perform tasks slower in space, but a new study involving 25 professional astronauts has found no evidence of brain damage once they returned to Earth.

A first of its kind archaeological strategy adapted for space has revealed how astronauts actually use areas aboard the International Space Station

In a stunning and embarrassing development for Boeing's space program

Tiny pieces of cosmic dust, not artificial debris, could pose the biggest danger to spacecraft