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Sounds of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover, accompanied by a helicopter drone called Ingenuity, is seeking geological evidence of past life on Mars.
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NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts
Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach orbit but will take scientific observations.
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The impact of eradicating dingoes from the landscape are visible from space
The effects dingoes have on the environment have been captured in 32 years of NASA satellite imagery along Australia’s 5600km dingo fence.
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What we can learn about Mars from meteorites found on Earth
As the Perseverance rover lands on Mars, there’s a lot we already know about the red planet from meteorites found on Earth.
Science & Environment
The life and death of the first astrochimp, Ham
On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space.
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Scientists have found water on the Moon
Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
‘Imagine Indiana Jones but in space’: galactic archaeology explained
What exactly is galactic archaeology? Kirsten Banks explains.
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Highest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau best place to view stars
A chilly, but superb place to observe stars.
How Australia transmitted the Apollo missions broadcast: Andrew Tink
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