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  • Weekly Science Picks

    Weekly Science Picks

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    Markus
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    It is with a heavy heart that I must say, this is my final set of Weekly Science Picks here on Australian Science. In fact, it’s to be the final set of Weekly Science Picks. Unfortunately, running a site like this one is a costly affair, and it’s been an honour to be a writer…

  • Shenzhou 10: another step in China’s ‘Long March’ into space

    Shenzhou 10: another step in China’s ‘Long March’ into space

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    Kevin Orrman-Rossiter
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    The colorful and polished launch of Shenzhou 10 confirms that China has come of age as a spacefaring nation.  At 19:40 AEST on Tuesday June 11 (17:40 local time) three ‘yuhangyuan’, Chinese astronauts, embarked on China’s sixth crewed space mission. This second mission to Tiangong 1, the Chinese space station, is a credible step in…