Space junk is cluttering Earth’s low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it’s getting worse
The galaxy stretches out as a hazy band across a dark south-eastern Australian night sky. All is still,…
Kids News: New NASA mission to track undetected asteroids
What we know about our universe is full of black holes in more ways than one. Despite the…
The new space race: how satellites are reshaping Germany’s defence
As the world’s security landscape changes, space is no longer seen simply as a domain for research and…
Bright light blazing across Victorian skies believed to be Starlink satellite debris
Keen-eyed observers across Victoria have been stunned by a bright, large object seen blazing through the skies overhead…
Spotting space debris with sonic booms
We recently covered a story on space debris here on the show, and the risks it can pose…
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites narrowly avoid collision with Chinese ones
Published on 16/12/2025 – 13:41 GMT+1 Elon Musk’s company SpaceX said its satellites narrowly avoided a collision with…
‘I’ve never seen it presented this way’
Space junk is perhaps a silly-sounding name, and while it’s not new, the rise of private aerospace firms…
‘I’ve always loved space since childhood – now I run the world’s biggest space fund’
Mark Boggett co-founded Seraphim Space in 2015 and recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. As CEO of the world’s…
Suspected meteor spotted in afternoon sky across Victoria’s Gippsland region
People in Victoria’s east were left confused and fascinated after a streak of white light shot through the…
Space junk found near WA mine linked to Chinese rocket launch
Suspected space junk that crashed near an iron ore mine in remote WA has been linked to a…
Possible space junk found near Western Australian mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety…
The space junk crisis: why orbital debris is the next big threat to our future in space
From an astronaut’s point of view, the debris issue isn’t theoretical—it’s existential. Atienza, an analogue astronaut who trains…