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Reality TV Is Now Recruiting Wannabe Astronauts
Ever wanted to be an astronaut? Well now’s your chance because there’s a new, very real reality tv show titled Who Wants To Be An Astronaut. As the name suggests, the reality TV show is looking to recruit 10 wannabe astronauts to compete in an eight-part series to win a once-in-a-lifetime seat on a real…
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How To Watch Tonight’s Super Blood Moon In Australia
A super blood flower moon will be graving our skies tonight. And unlike the super pink moon, it’ll actually look like its name. What’s A Flower Moon? Despite its name, you won’t be seeing flowers on the moon, which is unfortunate. It turns out every full moon has a traditional name applied that relates to…
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There’s $13.3M For The Australian Space Agency in the 2021 Budget, Not Quite Enough To Get To The Moon
The Australian Space Agency has secured an additional $13.3 million in funding as part of the 2021 federal budget, so let’s go to the moon, baby. As part of the announcement, the Australian Space Agency will receive $13.3 million over four years starting in the 2021-22 financial year, with $3.3 million annually ongoing. The funds…
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A Giant Piece Of Space Junk Is Hurtling Towards Earth. Here’s How Worried You Should Be
A large piece of space debris, possibly weighing several tonnes, is currently on an uncontrolled reentry phase (that’s space speak for “out of control”), and parts of it are expected to crash down to Earth over the next few weeks. If that isn’t worrying enough, it is impossible to predict exactly where the pieces that…