A large chunk of burning detritus discovered in the Pilbara desert of Western Australia appears to be space junk that reentered Earth's atmosphere, the Western Australia Police Force has announced.

Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to life that really doesn’t square with all the rules and regulations that exist Down Under. What it isn’t known for is ...

The Australian company Gilmour Space aims to make a second attempt to reach space in 2026, having turned a cow paddock into a launch pad. Gilmour Space launched its first Eris rocket on July 29 from ...

What does it take to make a country join the rarefied ranks of orbital launch providers? For Australia, the answer came in a cloud of smoke and an agonizingly brief, hard-fought 14 seconds of airtime.

Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has snapped its first "selfie" from space, marking a successful start to its mission. SpIRIT — formally known as the Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal ...

What appears to be space debris was found in rural Australia, but don't fret, this is not the beginning of an alien invasion or something out of a sci-fi movie. On Saturday, Oct. 18, at around 2 p.m.

The strange, smouldering metal object discovered in the Australian outback was likely a piece of a Chinese rocket that crashed onto the area, the country’s space agency said. The metal debris with ...