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Monday, February 18

"Flawless": NASA spacecraft lands on Mars after perilous descent

A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars has landed on the red planet after a six-month, 480-million-kilometre journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere.

'Marsquake' detector nears Red Planet

NASA’s first robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of a distant world is hurtling closer to a touchdown on Mars after a six-month voyage through space.

Technicians working on the James Webb telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Photo: Laura Betz / AP

NASA director in talks to develop internship program with SA

A top director at NASA will speak to Premier Steven Marshall about the potential to establish an internship program between the US space agency and South Australian universities.

Working model of NASA's Mars Rover coming to SA

A working model of NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity will explore the friendlier terrain of the Adelaide Convention Centre at this month’s International Astronautical Congress.

2016 the hottest year on record: US analysis

US scientists say the Earth sizzled to a third straight heat record last year.