Astronomy & Space
Read the latest news in the space sector – from radio astronomy research, managing complex facilities and observing Earth from above to supporting data and manufacturing supply chains.
Australia-NZ space research to boost land management
18 November 2024
ChannelLife New Zealand, Other, 14/11/2024, Melania Watson Today The New Zealand Space Agency and SmartSat CRC have announced the second […]
Australia’s biggest free Space and Astronomy festival celebrates 15 years
7 November 2024
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Other, 06/11/2024, Rockwell Mcgellin Astrofest, Australia's largest free Space and Astronomy festival, will celebrate […]
A celebration of astronomy
10 October 2024
Parkes Champion-Post, Other, 09/10/2024 This year's 20th anniversary CWAS AstroFest was a resounding success. The Central West Astronomical Society expresses […]
Australian astrophysicist’s $250,000 prize for field-changing discovery a ‘nice surprise’
9 October 2024
The Guardian, Other, 08/10/2024, Donna Lu When Prof Matthew Bailes and his collaborators discovered a mysterious flash from a galaxy […]
Australian Space Diversity Alliance announces inaugural National Committee
8 October 2024
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter, Other, 06/10/2024 In celebration of World Space Week, taking place from 4-10 October 2024, the Australian […]
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion
23 September 2024
The Conversation, Other, 19/09/2024 The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the […]
Discover the world’s largest radio telescope
5 September 2024
Cosmos Magazine, Other, 03/09/2024 Imagine a giant ear, so big it can hear whispers from space! That's what the Square […]
Three WA satellites make waves in space
5 September 2024
ITWire, Other, 03/09/2024, Anthony Mendoza A trio of Western Australian satellites that will inform scientists how well its radiation shields […]
Bizarre ‘dead’star wakes up after 10 years and starts emitting mysterious radio waves baffling scientists
2 September 2024
GOOD Magazine, Other, 01/09/2024 This neutron star's core is so dense that its magnetic field is quadrillions of times the […]
NASA seeks input to operate cube-shaped flying robot fleet aboard ISS
28 August 2024
Head Topics, Other, 28/08/2024 Astrobee's free-flying robots use electric fans as a propulsion system to fly through the ISS's microgravity […]
Students launch into space internships with NASA
13 August 2024
IndiaEducationDiary, Other, 08/08/2024 Five Indigenous Australian university students are about to embark on a thrilling journey to NASA's Jet Propulsion […]
Local satellites reach International Space Station
13 August 2024
Examiner Newspapers, Other, 08/08/2024, Liam Murphy Curtin University is celebrating a groundbreaking achievement this week as three satellites designed and […]
Space is becoming an ‘unsustainable environment in the long term,’ ESA says
29 July 2024
Space.com, Other, 26/07/2024, Jackson Ryan Space, just beyond the reach of Earth's atmosphere, is kind of like a teenager's bedroom: […]
The Reason Solar Flares Are Hard to Predict
5 June 2024
Gizmodo Australia, Other, 31/05/2024, Athina Mallis A few weeks ago Australia was blessed with some breathtaking auroras, which were the […]
Canada becomes member of SKAO radio astronomy project
5 June 2024
Big News Network, Other, 03/06/2024 Worldwide collaboration is required to advance scientific discoveries, the fundamental understanding of our universe, and […]
Major space symposium heading to Brisbane
30 May 2024
Manufacturers Monthly, Other, 28/05/2024, Jack Lloyd The International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS) 2024 will […]
Free-flying robots in space: how real-life droids test new tech
29 April 2024
Space Daily, Other, 27/04/2024, Clarence Oxford Navigating the great unknown of space requires innovative tools, like the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), […]
Multi-resolution mapping revolution in space
18 April 2024
From the suburbs of Brisbane to the International Space Station, an innovative Australian device embarks on a journey to transform […]
Australian satellite launched to clean up space junk
4 April 2024
PACE, Other, 03/04/2024, Georgia Willey Sydney's Space Machines Company has launched a trailblazing satellite to clean up space junk. CSIRO […]
CSIRO’s groundbreaking 3D mapping tech heads to the ISS for space exploration
26 March 2024
Australian Manufacturing, Other, 25/03/2024 A cutting-edge 3d mapping technology developed by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has made its way […]
CSIRO’s next-gen printed solar cells take flight aboard Optimus-1 satellite
7 March 2024
Australian Manufacturing, Other, 06/03/2024 Australia's national science agency CSIRO has launched state-of-the-art printed flexible solar cell technology into space aboard […]
Quantum Optical
5 March 2024
AMTIL, Other, 04/03/2024, Paul Hellard The ANU Quantum Optical Ground Station is a telescope that will support high-speed advanced communications […]
Australia’s famous telescope to play vital role in historic Moon mission
26 February 2024
Cosmos Magazine, Other, 23/02/2024, Matthew Ward Agius Texas aerospace company Intuitive Machines has made history this morning, landing its 'Odysseus' […]
Mysterious radio signals might be coming from a black hole in the Milky Way
24 January 2024
WIONews, Other, 23/01/2024 A middle-sized black hole in the middle of one of the brightest globular clusters in the Milky […]
Astronomers finally caught radio waves from 40 large galaxies in the nearby universe
11 December 2023
The Conversation, Other, 06/12/2023, Michael J I Brown Supermassive black holes reside in some of the biggest galaxies in the […]
CSIRO spinout Quasar launches multibeam satellite ground station
11 December 2023
ITWire, Other, 08/12/2023, Kenn Anthony Mendoza Australian startup Quasar has launched its world first Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities, a […]
Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever
23 October 2023
Canberra Times, Other, 20/10/2023, Aaron Bunch Astronomers in Western Australia have detected the most distant burst of fast radio waves […]
Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. Researchers are using satellites and ships to understand how
9 October 2023
The Conversation Earth's ocean is incredibly vast. That is why we are heading out to sea on the state-of-the-art CSIRO […]
Mysterious cosmic ribbons discovered by WA radio telescope could be rare polar ring galaxies
14 September 2023
ABC Online, Other, 13/09/2023, Jack Ryan Searching through a catalogue of more than 600 galaxies, Nathan Deg stumbled upon two […]
NASA, Partners study ancient life in Australia to inform Mars search
28 August 2023
Space Daily, Other, 26/08/2023 NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to […]
Framing the universe: David Malin astrophotography awards 2023
10 August 2023
This year's David Malin Awards feature new techniques and technology, and the images are out of this world! Check out […]
Voyager 2 has lost track of Earth. Only one antenna in the world can help it ‘phone home’
3 August 2023
The Conversation, Other, 02/08/2023, Glen Nagle In 1977, five years before ET asked to “phone home”, two robotic spacecraft began […]
Silver Pleaides award to CSIRO Space and Astronomy
18 July 2023
We are honoured that CSIRO’s Space and Astronomy business unit, which manages the ATNF, has received a Silver Pleiades award […]
ASKAP discovery challenges science of fast radio bursts
29 May 2023
Space Connect, Other, 28/05/2023 Researchers using the 36-dish ASKAP telescope have made a discovery that challenges the hypothesis around how […]
First fast radio burst with a reversible magnetic field discovered
15 May 2023
Spacetoday.net, www.spacetoday.net, 12/05/2023, Evrim Yazgin A phenomenon never before seen has just been observed around a fast radio burst by […]
Thousands to witness rare solar eclipse in remote WA
20 April 2023
West Australian, Other, 20/04/2023, Aaron Bunch Day is set to turn into night when the sun vanishes from the sky […]
Canberra’s Deep Space Network Ready to Return to the Moon
4 April 2023
Space Australia, Other, 03/04/2023, Rami Mandow Early this week, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will announce the crew of […]
For the first time, astronomers have linked a mysterious fast radio burst with gravitational waves
29 March 2023
The Conversation, Other, 28/03/2023, William James FRBs are incredibly powerful pulses of radio waves from space lasting about a thousandth […]
The red herring, swimming in a sea of gravitational waves
27 March 2023
Space Australia, Other, 26/03/2023, Rami Mandow Gravitational waves, whilst only recently having been directly confirmed, can reveal a lot about […]
Space manufacturing exploration to bring UK and Australian companies together
6 March 2023
Australian Manufacturing, Other, 04/03/2023 A group of 25 space companies comprising 40 delegates from the United Kingdom have landed in […]
CSIRO to support future SpaceX missions
23 February 2023
CIO Tech Asia, Other, 22/02/2023 Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has signed a five-year agreement with US-based company SpaceX to […]
‘Green Comet’ to make its way past Earth
13 February 2023
Herald Sun, Other, 09/02/2023 CSIRO Astronomer Dr Vanessa Moss says the Green Comet' has been visible in the northern hemisphere […]
Workshops: Working with NovaSAR-1 data
9 February 2023
Spatial Source, Other, 08/02/2023 On behalf of CSIRO, Canberra-based Geospatial Intelligence will present a series of NovaSAR-1 virtual workshops, designed […]
Seti: alien hunters get a boost as AI helps identify promising signals from space
2 February 2023
The Conversation, Other, 01/02/2023, Michael Garrett An international team of researchers looking for signs of intelligent life in space have […]
Radio telescopes reveal Milky Way’s supernova remnants
2 February 2023
LabOnline, Other, 02/02/2023 A research team led by Macquarie University and Italy’s National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF) has used Australia’s […]
Waves coming from space.. How do scientists explain them?
30 January 2023
Time News, time.news/category/tech/, 29/01/2023 Researchers from the Canadian University of "McGill" monitored a radio signal from the most distant galaxy […]
Square Kilometre Array Telescope construction begins in West Australian outback
6 December 2022
ABC Online, Other, 05/12/2022, Rachael Clifford Situated deep in the outback of Western Australia, more than 100,000 antennas will be […]
ICRAR pushes James Webb Space Telescope imaging to a new level
28 November 2022
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Other, 23/11/2022 Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have released […]
Five West Australians selected as STEM experts to inspire next generation to join their fields
21 November 2022
West Australian, Other, 18/11/2022, Kimberley Caines Five West Australians have been selected to become the country's newest Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Mars City: 3 Red Planet resources could forge a critical building material – Inverse
24 October 2022
Inferse, Other, 23/10/2022, Aabha Sharma Iron will be key to human self-sufficiency on Mars. When the first humans reach Mars, […]
Secrets of space diamonds unlocked
13 September 2022
Augusta-Margaret River Times, Other, 13/09/2022, Rachael Ward Mysterious space diamonds could hold the key to revolutionising mining and manufacturing. Australian […]
Women of the Australian Space Community: Dr Karen Lee-Waddell
30 August 2022
Space Australia, Other, 29/08/2022, Ruth Harrison Women play a huge role in the Australian space sector, and each week SpaceAustralia.com […]
Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky
22 August 2022
Australasian Science, Other, 19/08/2022, Jurik Peter Astronomers at Western Sydney University have discovered one of the biggest black hole jets […]
Quasar: Space Data as a Service
8 August 2022
When it comes to space, floating above us are not only stars but multitudes of satellites bringing information at the […]
Microsoft becomes Cicada innovation’s first ‘constellation partner’ at the National Space Industry Hub
8 August 2022
MENAFN, Other, 07/08/2022 Microsoft has been announced as the first 'Constellation Partner' at the National Space Industry Hub (NSIH) delivered […]
Old Giant in the Fog takes out this year’s David Malin astrophotography competition
1 August 2022
ABC Online, Other, 31/07/2022, Hugh Hogan With a love of science fiction and photography it seems Ian Inverarity was always […]
Space-as-a-Service Becomes Next Frontier for Aussie Startups
26 July 2022
CDOTrends, Other, 25/07/2022 Australian space industry startups Antaris and Quasar Satellite Technologies are bringing a breakthrough innovation in satellite constellation […]
CSIRO-backed Quasar preps capital raising
18 July 2022
CSIRO-backed space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is testing investor appetite for a $10 million raising to bring forward production of […]
Source of ancient Martian rocks found using Perth supercomputer
13 July 2022
Bitcoin Tech Bio, bitebi.com, 13/07/2022 Five to ten million years ago an asteroid smashed into Mars. It created a massive […]
2022 Astronomical Society of Australia Science Meeting Wrap Up
13 July 2022
Space Australia, Other, 12/07/2022, Shanika Galaudage The 2022 Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting was held from June 27 […]
A new ESA giant in Australia
20 June 2022
Space Daily, Other, 19/06/2022 Construction has begun in Australia on ESA's fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap […]
Women of the Australian Space Community: Dr Cindy Ong
9 June 2022
Space Australia, Other, 07/06/2022, Ruth Harrison Women play a huge role in the Australian space sector, and each week SpaceAustralia.com […]
NASA calls upon Australia, NZ to observe asteroid close to Earth
30 May 2022
Space Connect, Other, 24/05/2022 UNSW Canberra Space researchers have teamed up with NASA and New Zealand astronomers to keep a […]
Women of the Australian space community: Dr Jane Hodgkinson
24 May 2022
Space Australia, Other, 23/05/2022, Ruth Harrison In March each year we not only celebrate International Women’s Day but we also […]
SpaceHack – offering up to $10,000 for a startup ideas
17 May 2022
A hackathon offering up to $10,000 for a startup ideas that tackle climate change via space will be held in […]
CSIRO telescope dons sunglasses to find brightest ever pulsar
3 May 2022
Science Media Exchange (Scimex), Other, 03/05/2022 An international research team, including scientists at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have used […]
CSIRO scopes to shed light on black holes – by Peter Spinks
2 May 2022
This extract is from the revealing new book, Beginning to End: Our Universe Inside Out, by science writer Peter Spinks. […]
UK builds Square Kilometer Array Observatory, the ‘brain’ of the world’s largest radio telescope to explore the early universe evolution
14 April 2022
Science Times, Other, 14/04/2022, Marie Morales The UK will build the so-called 'brain' of the world’s largest telescope. More than […]
Australia and the US to secure data via Earth Observation
14 April 2022
PACE, Other, 13/04/2022 The Australian Space Agency and NASA have signed a joint Statement of Intent to further secure data, […]
Combined power of two telescopes is helping crack the mystery of eerie rings in the sky
13 April 2022
The Conversation, Other, 12/04/2022, Jordan Collier When astronomers dream of their ideal telescopes, it’s not that different to what people […]
Polishing the stars for 30 years
4 April 2022
Parkes Phoenix, Other, 01/04/2022 Tom Lees can clearly remember watching the moon landing on TV when he was seven, but […]
Space-based Solar – energy above the clouds
4 April 2022
ABC Online, Other, 03/04/2022 Scientists are busy testing ways to build a giant solar farm in space. If you can […]
Astronomers capture best images ever of mysterious space ORCs
28 March 2022
Study Finds, Other, 23/03/2022, Chris Melore Odd radio circles (ORCs) are mysterious objects out in space which look like a […]
Space is vital for Australia’s future and we can’t rely on other countries for it, scientist warns
28 March 2022
ABC Online, Other, 26/03/2022, Dominic Cansdale The development of a self-sufficient space industry is as vital to Australia's future as […]
Largest shockwave in universe detected: 60 times bigger than Milky Way, cosmic shock extends 6.5 million light years away
7 March 2022
Science Times, Other, 03/03/2022, Tiffany Winfrey A team of scientists analyzed a giant cosmic shockwave that stretches 6.5 million light-years […]
How satellites may hold the key to the methane crisis
7 March 2022
The Guardian, Other, 06/03/2022, Jocelyn Timperley A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of […]
Australian Academy of Science – Karlie Noon
24 February 2022
Gamilaraay woman Karlie Noon was recently appointed to the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for Astronomy as their first Indigenous consultant. […]
Merging galaxy groups and clusters in the Shapley Supercluster
7 February 2022
Space Australia, Other, 06/02/2022, Dan Lambeth One of the nation's most sensitive radio telescopes, ASKAP (owned and operated by Australia's […]
David Skellern to chair CSIRO spinout QuasarSat
25 January 2022
InnovationAus, Other, 24/01/2022, James Riley Legendary Australian scientist and deep tech entrepreneur David Skellern, a member of the original team […]
Gilmour Space, Griffith Uni announce ‘Joey’ mission patch winners
24 January 2022
Gilmour Space Technologies and Griffith University are pleased to announce the winners of a mission patch design competition for ‘Joey’ […]
Stunning close-up reveals secrets of Milky Way’s neighbour
20 December 2021
Knowledia News, Other, 19/12/2021, Staff Writers A stunning image captured by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Australia's […]
Boeing, CSIRO look to sky with $41m spend
16 December 2021
Northern Beaches Review, Other, 16/12/2021, Nick Gibbs Sovereign space capability and more sustainable ways to fly are on the agenda […]
Journey to the SKA telescope and beyond the Milky Way
15 December 2021
PressReleasePoint, Other, 14/12/2021 The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, a joint venture between The University of Western Australia and […]
Scientists prove Einstein right with 16-year pulsar experiment
14 December 2021
Brisbane Times, Other, 14/12/2021, Stuart Layt An international team of researchers, including astronomers from Australia, have completed a 16-year experiment […]
QUT, Boeing have developed a navigation system for Aussie-built moon rover
7 December 2021
Space Connect, Other, 06/12/2021 The Queensland University of Technology announced on Friday it has developed a navigation and perception system […]
CSIRO brings the lunar surface to Brisbane for research
6 December 2021
InnovationAus, Other, 05/12/2021, Peter Roberts Researchers and businesses preparing to head to the Moon can test their technologies in a […]
CSIRO over the moon about new lunar testing facility in Brisbane
2 December 2021
The Age, Other, 02/12/2021, Stuart Layt A new CSIRO facility unveiled in Brisbane will enable researchers to simulate being on […]
Swinburne’s ‘flying car’ research hub
9 November 2021
InnovationAus, Other, 08/11/2021, Joseph Brookes Swinburne University of Technology has launched an aerospace research hub to help develop lighter planes, […]
How Australia’s helping to fight the snowballing threat of space junk
8 November 2021
Sydney Morning Herald, Other, 07/11/2021, Alan Duffy NASA space debris expert Dr Don Kessler was the first to observe that […]
Phil Ridley: From the RAAF to outer space
2 November 2021
Quasar is an Australian firm that focuses on offering a global leader in ground station services to satellite operators and […]
Parkes radio telescope, aka the Dish, celebrates 60 years of scientific discoveries
2 November 2021
ABC Online, Other, 01/11/2021, Tim Fookes Sixty years on from its construction the Parkes Radio Telescope is set to play […]
60 Years of Science Wonder – Happy Birthday Dish
28 October 2021
Space Australia, Other, 27/10/2021, Rami Mandow As Australians, we are known to have a deep connection and treasure home-grown things […]
CSIRO spin-out Quasar is building world-leading satellite tech
26 October 2021
InnovationAus, Other, 25/10/2021, Rachael Bolton One of the great joys of scientific innovation is looking at an existing technology and […]
Start-ups ready for orbit aboard Space Machines Company’s first mission
25 October 2021
Business News Australia, Other, 22/10/2021, Nick Nichols The start-up world is clamouring for its place in orbit with Australian in-space […]
A UFO in the center of the Milky Way flashes and emits a rare radio signal
14 October 2021
Digichat.info, Other, 13/10/2021 The mysterious radio signals coming from a source that suddenly turns itself on and off is "100 […]
Immense set of mysterious fast radio bursts
14 October 2021
Science Daily, Other, 14/10/2021 An international team of astronomers recently observed more than 1,650 fast radio bursts (FRBs) detected from […]
Additive Manufacturing Company, Titomic awarded $2.325 Million Grant
13 September 2021
Space Australia, Other, 11/09/2021, Ruth Harrison Melbourne based manufacturing company, Titomic Ltd, has been awarded a 2.35 million funding grant […]
Monitoring Australia’s Water Resources from Space
6 September 2021
Space Australia, Other, 06/09/2021, Cameron Furlong By 2026, Australia's national science agency, CSIRO along with SmartSat CRC - a government-funded […]
The big picture
31 August 2021
Open Forum, Other, 30/08/2021 Twenty-one organisations from across Australia and the United States have found that a series of satellites […]
Western Australia’s first locally designed satellite
23 August 2021
create, Other, 19/08/2021, Nicholas Brant Western Australia’s first locally designed and made satellite is setting the standard for the next […]
Scientists detect never-before-seen radio waves from nearby stars and distant galaxies
23 August 2021
AlphaGalileo, Other, 19/08/2021 Led by KeeleUniversity PhD student Clara M.Pennock and Reader in Astrophysics, Dr Jaccovan Loon, the international team […]
#SpaceWatchGL Share: Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security, according to an expert report
16 August 2021
Spacewatch.global, spacewatch.global, 15/08/2021, Steven Freeland, Danielle Ireland-Piper, Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Jonathan Crowe, Samuli Haataja and Wendy Bonython What do […]
Wattle seeds make safe return from space
12 August 2021
Canberra Times, Other, 11/08/2021, Marion Rae Australia's golden wattle has made a giant leap for science and extra-terrestrial gardening. Seeds […]
Connected through space
11 August 2021
Cosmos Magazine, Other, 10/08/2021 As the Australian space industry reaches new heights, data collected in orbit will connect farmers, land […]
CSIRO, Space Machines to test flexible solar cells in space
9 August 2021
GovTech Review, Other, 06/08/2021 CSIRO and Australian in-space transportation provider Space Machines Company (SMC) have teamed up to test Australian […]
‘Dancing ghosts’: a new, deeper scan of the sky throws up surprises for astronomers
5 August 2021
The Conversation, Other, 04/08/2021, Ray Norris Scanning through data fresh off the telescope, we saw two ghosts dancing deep in […]
“Space 2.0”: Meet the Aussie investor backing local space tech
2 August 2021
Smart Company Australia, Other, 30/07/2021, Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Martin Duursma heads up the space tech portfolio at Main Sequence, the CSIRO-backed […]
Top astrophotographers acknowledged in 2021 David Malin Awards
30 July 2021
Forbes Advocate, Other, 29/07/2021, Kristy Williams Covid-19 restrictions might have cruelled the plans of last Saturday's planned Astrofest event at […]
NSW commits $1.4m to establish NSW Space Research Network
30 July 2021
AMTIL, Other, 29/07/2021 The NSW Government has announced $1.4m in funding to establish the NSW Space Research Network, to be […]
NSW government to establish local Space Research Network
23 July 2021
Defence Connect, Other, 22/07/2021, Nastasha Tupas The NSW government has announced $1.4 million in funding to establish the NSW Space […]
NASA reveals intergalactic ‘highways’ and groundbreaking galaxy movement
22 July 2021
Medium, Other, 22/07/2021, Ioannis Dedes "Important clues to the galaxy hosting the black hole" Have you ever seen objective evidence […]
Astronomers snap detailed image of plasma jet blasting from supermassive black hole
20 July 2021
ABC Online, Other, 20/07/2021, Gemma Conroy In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope made history when it captured the very first […]
Tracing the origin of fast radio bursts: CSIRO’s Dr Keith Bannister wins the Anne Green Prize.
15 July 2021
Medianet, Other, 14/07/2021 Fast radio bursts transient high-energy pulses – lasting at most a few milliseconds – that streak through […]
Job opportunity: Deputy/Science Director, Space & Astronomy
14 July 2021
The Opportunity Exceptional leadership opportunity with Space & Astronomy High profile role with significant global scope & partnerships Contribute […]
CSIRO shares new eye-in-the-sky satellite, which sees more than before
8 July 2021
Brisbane Times, Other, 08/07/2021, Stuart Layt Researchers in industries from agriculture to natural disaster management now have access to a […]
Winner Takes All: Galaxies Headed for Collision on Intergalactic “Road of Matter”
5 July 2021
Newsbinding, newsbinding.com, 02/07/2021 An international group of astronomers has created images with never-before-seen detail of a galaxy cluster with a […]
Australia-US deal will add 20k space jobs by 2030
2 July 2021
Space Connect, Other, 01/07/2021 The federal government today announced new plans for advanced space collaborations with the US and a […]
Queensland firm secures $61m to launch hybrid-propulsion rockets
1 July 2021
Space Connect, Other, 30/06/2021 Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $61 million in funding to launch its first orbital rocket […]
South Australian space startups reveal plans for international industry growth
22 June 2021
Smart Company Australia, Other, 21/06/2021, Tijana Birdjan In a week of big announcements, three South Australian startups last week furthered […]
Quasar Satellite Technologies wins NSW iAward 2021
15 June 2021
CONGRATULATIONS to Feain, Ilana (S&A, Marsfield) and her team who won the Government & Public Sector Solution of the Year […]
France becomes first non-founding nation to join Square Kilometre Array
31 May 2021
TechnoCode, technocodex.com, 30/05/2021, Krishna Rao France has officially joined the international consortium that will build the Square Kilometre Array Observatory […]
Shoot for the Moon: understanding and photographing the total lunar eclipse
26 May 2021
For 14 minutes, between 9:11pm and 9:25pm (AEST), on Wednesday 26 May, our Moon will appear large and red in […]
Aussie satellite pioneer LatConnect 60 teams up with SSTL in first UK-Australia ‘Space Bridge’ industry partnership
17 May 2021
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter, Other, 16/05/2021, Apdr Staff Smart satellite provider LatConnect 60 and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have […]
Space startup Quasar takes off with CSIRO tech
11 May 2021
Space War, Other, 05/05/2021 New Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations […]
Boeing recommends developing “Space Industry Plan” to parliamentary space inquiry
11 May 2021
Space Connect, Other, 08/05/2021 Boeing unveils space recommendations to support Australia's space industry amid the parliamentary space inquiry. Of their […]
SKAO Appoints Its Telescope Directors In Australia And South Africa
11 May 2021
The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is pleased to announce the appointment of two widely respected figures in the field as its […]
Qantas launches Supermoon Scenic Flight
11 May 2021
Executive Traveller, Other, 11/05/2021 The second and last supermoon for 2021 coincides with a full lunar eclipse for a double […]
It will take an ecosystem to build Australia’s space industry
11 May 2021
Australian Financial Review, Other, 10/05/2021, Sally-Ann Williams Australia has enormous untapped potential within the $US420 billion global space economy. On […]
Scientists Spot Yet Another Unexplained Ring-Shaped Radio Structure In Space
3 May 2021
Vice, Other, 30/04/2021, Becky Ferreira A new Odd Radio Circle (ORC) appears to span a million light years, and contains […]
ESA to build second deep space dish in Australia
3 May 2021
Techcodex, techcodex.com, 01/05/2021, Anirudh Singh On 29 April, ESA and the Australian Space Agency announced the construction of a second […]
The nearest star to us may be too hellish for life. Here’s why.
3 May 2021
Inverse, Other, 02/05/2021 Proxima Centauri has a potentially habitable exoplanet. But the temperamental star may have fried that "potentially" away. […]
The Australian astronomers who helped solve a 22 million-year-old mystery
26 April 2021
ABC Online, Other, 23/04/2021, Michael Slezak and Penny Timms For Curtin University astronomer Hadrien Devillepoix, helping prevent Armageddon is all […]
ST/ Researchers tackle the ‘spiders’ from Mars
29 March 2021
Medium, Other, 27/03/2021 Researchers have been shedding light on the enigmatic spiders from Mars', providing the first physical evidence that […]
CSIRO’S Dish to support one of the first commercial moon landings
29 March 2021
Clarence Valley Independent, Other, 27/03/2021 The iconic Parkes radio telescope, owned and operated by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will […]
Maiden Govind Swarup Memorial lecture
23 March 2021
Indian Express, Other, 22/03/2021 TIFR National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) will organise the maiden annual memorial lecture in the […]
Astronomers observe cosmic phenomenon looking like ‘space jellyfish’
22 March 2021
ITDC India, itdcindia.com, 20/03/2021 Astronomers have discovered a cosmic phenomenon with a striking resemblance to a jellyfish. The MWAa precursor […]
Australian bushfire detection satellite to enter orbit
11 March 2021
OpenGov Asia, Other, 09/03/2021 A space infrastructure company and an Australian wildfire intelligence company signed an agreement to send the […]
Bridge to unite Australian and UK space industries
1 March 2021
Joint media release with the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Dan Tehan MP Ties between the Australian […]
CSIRO paints why Australia needs its own national space capability
25 February 2021
MSN.com, www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news, 24/02/2021, Aimee Chanthadavong The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has advised the Standing Committee of Industry, […]
Want to go to Mars? We hope you like blue sunsets, mind-melting g-forces and living underground
22 February 2021
ABC Online, Other, 21/02/2021 Congratulations, you've won a ticket to Mars. You may have to wait a while before you […]
Canberrans search for life on Mars as part of NASA Perseverance rover mission
16 February 2021
Canberra Times, Other, 15/02/2021, Andrew Brown It's far from a god-awful small affair to determine if there really is life […]
CSIRO-led astronomer team gets top award for tracking fast radio bursts Featured
15 February 2021
ITWire, Other, 12/02/2021, Sam Varghese The award for the best science paper of the year, given by the prestigious Science […]
Pleiades: The history behind how the constellation got named seven sisters
8 February 2021
republicworld.com, Other, 05/02/2021 People have known about the Pleiades constellation from thousands of years. An astrophysicist, Ray Norris of the […]
Square Kilometre Array Observatory launched: Everything to know about the largest radio telescope mission
8 February 2021
Business Journal, business-journal.in, 06/02/2021 Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope: This week, an intergovernmental organisation called the SKA Observatory was launched […]
Astronomers spot mysterious never-before-seen behaviour from magnetic star
3 February 2021
MSN UK, Other, 03/02/2021, Rob Waugh Astronomers have detected baffling, previously unseen behaviour from a rare magnetar' star - one […]
Planet named after award-winning CSIRO scientist
2 February 2021
Geospatial world, Other, 01/02/2021 Dr Alex Held, Director of the CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation, has been recognized for his […]
UWA telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth
6 January 2021
Space Connect, Other, 05/01/2021 The University of Western Australia’s Zadko telescope has captured severe weather events on the closest star […]
Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
4 January 2021
Malaysia MSN, Other, 03/01/2021, Doris Elin Urrutia A lunar-orbiting spacecraft caught a glimpse of Saturn and Jupiter during their ''great […]
‘Catch it while you can’: Jupiter and Saturn at their closest in hundreds of years
21 December 2020
Forbes Advocate, Other, 18/12/2020 No doubt the Central West are among the best places for us to observe the skies […]
Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system
21 December 2020
livescience.com, Other, 21/12/2020 Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have detected an "intriguing signal" from the direction of […]
Astronomers spot elusive 50 million-light-year-long thread tied to cosmic web
21 December 2020
Latest Talks, latesttalks.in/category/india/, 20/12/2020 At the very largest scale, the Universe consists of a "cosmic web" made of enormous, tenuous […]
It’s hip to be square
15 December 2020
Cosmos Magazine, Other, 14/12/2020, Bianca Nogrady Like orbiting lego bricks crammed with tech, CubeSats are simple, customisable and the next […]
Astronomers excited as ghostly circles in space defy explanation
14 December 2020
Jerusalem Post, Other, 10/12/2020 The circles were dubbed ORCs, which stands for "odd radio circles". But the big question, of […]
How asteroid samples in South Australia could unlock origin of life on Earth
8 December 2020
The New Daily, Other, 07/12/2020, Samantha Dick Some say it started with a bang, while others argue it was an […]
Researchers created a ‘Google Map’ of the universe, with a million newly discovered galaxies
7 December 2020
Lifeboat Foundation, lifeboat.com/blog/, 05/12/2020, Quinn Sena Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in […]
Outback touchdown for Japan space capsule
7 December 2020
Oberon Review, Other, 06/12/2020, Tim Dornin After a six-year mission and a flight of hundreds of millions of kilometres, a […]
New Aussie telescope maps new galaxies
1 December 2020
Yahoo! New Zealand, Other, 01/12/2020, Hannah Ryan The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) broke records as it conducted its […]
Parkes artist Sean James Cassidy honoured for Dish artwork
24 November 2020
Parkes Champion-Post, Other, 23/11/2020 Artist Sean James Cassidy was recently honoured, with his artwork selected to grace the cover of […]
Australia’s meteor in the sky captured by research ship
23 November 2020
somagnews.com, Other, 21/11/2020, Daniel Kucher Space is of interest to enthusiasts and scientists around the world who not only search […]
CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope — The Dish — given a Wiradjuri name to mark start of NAIDOC week
10 November 2020
ABC Online, Other, 09/11/2020, Hugh Hogan The Dish, famous for broadcasting the moon landing, will now also be known as […]
A quiet place
9 November 2020
ABC Online, Other, 07/11/2020, Joanna Prendergast and Chris Lewis The arid heart of Australia presents a window through which scientists […]
IARU coordinates frequencies for six satellites in October
9 November 2020
Southgate Amateur Radio Club, www.southgatearc.org/news/index.htm, 08/11/2020 During the month of October the IARU coordinated frequencies for six upcoming Amateur Radio […]
Hello world! Australia helped get NASA some space from its Voyager 2 probe
9 November 2020
The Australian, Other, 09/11/2020 CNET Headline, November 5: NASA's Voyager 2 receives first commands since March, sends back a hello. […]
Celebrating Ruby Payne-Scott and the birth of radio astronomy
2 November 2020
ABC News Online, 31/10/20 Seventy-five years ago, enterprising physicists erected long pieces of wire in the form of an aerial […]
Happy Anniversary to the Parkes Radio Telescope
2 November 2020
4BC, Online, 31/10/20 The CSIRO Parkes Telescope is a triumph of innovation. Famous for its role in the Apollo 11 […]
Collaroy Plateau: Birthplace of radio astronomy in Australia
6 October 2020
Manly Daily, Other, 03/10/2020, John Morcombe Today marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of radio astronomy in Australia – […]
Australia expands commitment to world’s largest telescope
2 October 2020
spaceconnectonline.com.au, Other, 01/10/2020 Minister for Industry, Science, and Technology Karen Andrews has announced Australia is another step closer to helping […]
Australia ratifies SKA Observatory Convention
30 September 2020
Australian Manufacturing, Other, 29/09/2020 Australia has become the fourth country to ratify the Square Kilometre Array Observatory Convention, with the […]
New project to advance hyperspectral imaging tech
29 September 2020
Australian Defence Magazine, Other, 28/09/2020 A new project to drive advances in hyperspectral imaging technology for defence applications has commenced. […]