Cloud-piercing lasers clear the way for faster, more secure satellite communications
Laser tech can deliver satellite data faster and more securely than radio frequencies, but clouds and fog are major obstacles. ...
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Space startup wants to see Australia’s first commercial rockets launched by 2020
Investor backing and a change to space law enabling domestic launches has put Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies on track for ...
There’s a lot more to space engineering than just rockets and shuttles
For much of history, space exploration has been reserved for global superpowers with big budgets. But that's all changing as ...
GPS trailblazer, internet innovators and STEM educators among winners of PM’s Prizes for Science
Engineering innovations and industry-transforming research were acknowledged at the 2018 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Australia stakes its claim to valuable space data with new super-satellite
The new NovaSAR-1 satellite will provide high-res Earth imagery even at night or in cloudy conditions – and Australia will ...
Aussie-designed space tech will enable “previously impossible” images of bushfires
Australian-designed instrumentation is providing the smarts for a high-resolution camera that will help monitor wildfires and other natural disasters from ...
Defence communications fine-tunes its tech to cut through the noise
How did an Adelaide company work out how to listen in the right direction to filter out the noise in ...
As more spacecraft head out in the ether, who helps guide their way?
When spacecraft near and far phone home, back here on Earth those at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex listen.
Driverless cars are hitting Australia’s streets in two world-first trials
The driverless cars revolution is gaining traction, with two Australian cities announcing trials of the groundbreaking technology.
