Space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 25, 2026
Space Angel has welcomed its selection by the Western Australian Government as the recipient of the $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant, announced by Science and Innovation Minister…
August 19, 2026
On August 18, 2026, Australian space situational awareness vendor HEO announced a strategic partnership with Earth observation operator Planet Labs PBC to integrate Planet’s SkySat constellation…
August 18, 2026
MMX will use a rover, two sampling systems and a brief Phobos landing to return more than 10 grams of material to Australia in 2031. The post Japan is sending a spacecraft to land on Phobos, where…
August 17, 2026
HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with Planet to access that company’s satellites The post HEO to use…
The first published shelling records from eastern Australia suggest dolphins reinvented a rare tool-using tactic already known from Shark Bay, then began passing it on locally. The post Dolphins on…
August 16, 2026
The seven-billion-year age belongs to microscopic presolar grains, not the meteorite itself. Chicago's Field Museum curates the main recovered fraction, estimated at nearly 52 kilograms. The post A…
August 14, 2026
Australia's communications with the rest of the world depend on more than 95% of some fifteen undersea cables laid around this island continent, with satellites accounting for just 1…
August 12, 2026
Optus, an Australian based telco and satellite player, has achieved a key milestone in the area of satellite life extension. It has completed the first phase of Project Aurora, with […] The post…
August 11, 2026
On August 12, 2026, Australian telecommunications operator Optus completed the initial phase of Project Aurora following the successful undocking of SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle from…
A speck of ancient Earth and our newborn Moon may have formed within moments of each other, upending how scientists understand the young solar system's violent beginning. The post A zircon crystal…
Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
August 8, 2026
The first successful test flight of a fully Australian-designed and manufactured advanced solid rocket motor has taken place at the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna, South Australia. This milestone…
Besides Christopher Nolan's, the space sector is following another "Odyssey": Ship 40's journey to Australia. Since July 25, after having survived…
August 6, 2026
An Australian-developed advanced solid rocket motor has completed its first successful flight test at the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia, demonstrating the nation’s growing…
August 3, 2026
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Boeing will deliver enhanced Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) to strengthen connectivity, interoperability and decision advantage for the Australian Defence Force. Under…
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July 31, 2026
If the schedule holds, a small Japanese capsule will cross the Australian sky in the 2031 fiscal year and land carrying more than 10 grams of material gathered from Phobos, the larger of Mars’s two…
July 29, 2026
PERTH, Western Australia — LatConnect 60 (LC60) is executing on a multi-geography industrial plan to accelerate its SWIRSAT constellation, anchoring core technology development and payload…
July 27, 2026
The expansive red bluffs of Western Australia's Yilgarn Craton give the landscape a Martian appearance. It turns out the resemblance is more than superficial: The Yilgarn Craton also shares…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us to the south-western tip of Australia, in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, with an image from June 2026.
July 24, 2026
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the…
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia’s southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
July 22, 2026
The latest space debris incident in Australia shows just how much we still don't know about what happens to rockets and other debris when it falls from space.