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Asteroid mission given formal landing clearance

Asteroid mission given formal landing clearance

by Jonathan Nally | Aug 21, 2020 | Astronomy, News, Space missions

Above: Artist’s impression of Hayabusa2 nearing Earth in December 2020. Image ©Akihiro Ikeshita. AUSTRALIA HAS GIVEN the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) official approval to land the sample-return module of its Hayabusa2 spacecraft on Australian soil in...
Space centre for WA school as part of $16.1m upgrade

Space centre for WA school as part of $16.1m upgrade

by Jonathan Nally | Aug 18, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Telescopes

Above: WA Premier, Mark McGowan, visited Joseph Banks Secondary College to make the announcement of a $16.1m upgrade to school facilities. Image courtesy Joseph Banks Secondary College. PERTH’S JOSEPH BANKS SECONDARY COLLEGE will get a new building featuring a space...
Our September issue is out now!

Our September issue is out now!

by Jonathan Nally | Aug 17, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News

Here’s what you’ll find in the Sep/Oct issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale now at your local newsagent, or you can subscribe to the print or digital edition. Features: The hunt for the first exomoons — Scientists are trying to detect moons...
Parkes radio telescope added to National Heritage List

Parkes radio telescope added to National Heritage List

by Jonathan Nally | Aug 10, 2020 | Astronomy, News, Telescopes

Above: The CSIRO’s 64-metre-diameter Parkes radio telescope, located in central NSW. Credit: CSIRO/A. Cherney. AUSTRALIA’S MOST FAMOUS RADIO DISH, the Parkes radio telescope in central NSW, has been added to the official National Heritage List. Construction of the...
Australian scientists find two meteorites in two weeks

Australian scientists find two meteorites in two weeks

by Jonathan Nally | Aug 8, 2020 | Astronomy, Meteors, News

Above: Curtin University scientist Dr Hadrien Devillepoix pointg to the meteorite found lying in the middle of an old telegraph track near Madura in Western Australia. Image courtesy DFN. THE CURTIN UNIVERSITY-HEADQUARTERED Desert Fireball Network (DFN) has once again...

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