What does it take to put a rover on Mars? Perseverance
The delivery of the Mars rover Perseverance, safe and sound onto a Martian lake, is arguably the ultimate example of ...
Tag: Space
This planet-hunting instrument was built for a fraction of the cost of overseas equivalents
Veloce Rosso is a world-class planet-hunting instrument, but its budget was anything but astronomical.
Australian student-built rocket readies for lift off
University of Queensland engineering students have designed and built a rocket that will blast off next year — and hopefully ...
Satisfying the growing demand for space education
After a career at Swinburne University advising researchers and companies on how to get to space, Kim Ellis is heading ...
Engineers are working on an Australian-made rocket system to send satellites into space
New technologies are being developed in Queensland that could see a next-generation hybrid rocket launch small satellites into low Earth ...
Researchers hope the launch of this new satellite is one giant leap for Australia’s space industry
UNSW Canberra Space researchers and engineers want to combine space technology with artificial intelligence to help people make quick decisions ...
Researchers put a Mars rover’s life-detecting techniques to the test in South Australia
Australian researchers have replicated the technology of NASA’s Perseverance Rover to find out how it will fare in its search ...
Dr Sarah Pearce is helping to build the world’s largest telescope
Dr Sarah Pearce was recently announced as the 2020 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year. The astronomer spoke to ...
Australian space and AI to receive $35 million in CSIRO funding
In a bid to give Australian industry an edge in emerging technologies, CSIRO has committed $16 million to build expertise ...
Harpoons could save satellites from space junk
The pieces of debris orbiting the planet now number in the hundreds of thousands, and pose a threat to communications ...
