The Australian Space Discovery Centre (ASDC) has been unveiled at Lot Fourteen, the home of the Australian Space Agency in 2021. Judging by the YouTube video and Industry.gov.au website it certainly looks like an interesting facility but what do you think? Check out the video below and comment below what you would like to see […]
Read More Australian Space Discovery CentreOnly a handful of hours ago, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landed safely on the surface of Mars! It was exciting to see the sheer look of relief and delight of the watching NASA JPL scientists and engineers. Now that the Mars rover nicknamed ‘Percy’ is on the ground the focus will soon turn to […]
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Read More COSPAR2021 is liveA recent media article by Space Connect linked here announces Australia’s involvement in the upcoming Twinkle satellite launch through the University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Astrophysics. According to PhD researcher Nataliea Lowson who’s involved in the upcoming mission, “Twinkle will give us insight into atmospheric features using infrared spectrometers that analyse light transmitted through, […]
Read More USQ joins next-gen mission to explore skies above alien worldsBefore you get too excited about possible Venusian life “Even if confirmed, we emphasize that the detection of PH3 is not robust evidence for life, only for anomalous and unexplained chemistry. There are substantial conceptual problems for the idea of life in Venus’s clouds—the environment is extremely dehydrating as well as hyperacidic” Greaves, et al […]
Read More Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of VenusSouthern Launch will begin a testing program with two sub-orbital rockets. For more on this check out this Cosmos Article
Read More South Australia based Southern Launch begins rocket test programDid you see this historic launch today? SpaceX | NASA Commercial Crew members Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are on their way to the International Space Station. This is the first crewed flight from U.S. soil into orbit for nine years! This is the first time that astronauts have been launched into space from US […]
Read More SpaceX successfully launches into the history booksNASA has announced the name for the rover and it is….. (drum roll)…. PERSEVERANCE! For more details see https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
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