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New super-powered satellite blasts off

With superpowers including night vision and the ability to see through clouds, NovaSAR-1 has just blasted into orbit around Earth. Australian researchers will soon benefit from this new ‘eye in the sky’.

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Curious Kids: Where are all the other galaxies hidden?

Where are all the other galaxies hidden? – Sasha, age 7, Sydney. This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer.

How to grow crops on Mars if we are to live on the red planet

If humans are to live on Mars they will need a stable supply of food. Earth plants are not suited to the Mars climate but we can engineer plants that are.

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The pioneer of pulsars pops into Parkes

As a 24-year-old PhD student, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell made one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th Century. She recently paid us a visit and told us about her discovery and what it was like being a pioneering woman in science.

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Misty mountains and the Milky Way: out of this world astrophotography

Astrophiles, today is your lucky day: We have a collection of beautiful winning photos from the annual David Malin Awards. From Deep Sky to Solar Systems, Scientific to Aesthetic, the categories challenged photographers not just in their technical skills, but their eye for catching the beauty of the sky and ‘the intrinsic interest of astronomy’.

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Drawing constellations in the global space sector | Sarah Pearce

After her career as an X-ray astronomer then project manager, Dr Sarah Pearce joined us and set her talents to collaboration, not just leading global relations with telescope and satellite technology but also in her secondment as Director of Strategy for the newly formed Australian Space Agency.

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Connecting the globe to observe the Earth | Alex Held

Australia is one of the largest users of satellite data and set to grow larger thanks to our international partners, relations built on and maintained by Dr Alex Held in his new role as Director for the CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation.

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Fostering space start-ups to get us to the stars | Kimberley Clayfield

Prestigious aerospace awards, Earth observation projects, and cultivating Australian space start-ups—Kimberley Clayfield's star-studded portfolio is a win for Australian space science.

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A foundation of experience for developing our place in space | Dave Williams

With a wealth of knowledge on the global space industry, Dave Williams tells us about his career and why Australia is well-placed as a space-bound nation.

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Far out space questions answered

People are loving the chance to ask astronomers their burning space questions. As a part of ABC's Stargazing Live program, our astronomers are answering viewers' questions on Twitter. We’ve got two more nights to go, so if you’ve got a question, ask away! To get you in the mood we've compiled some questions from last night.

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Listening out for alien worlds

Are we alone in the Universe? This question drives many of us to look to the stars. But rather than wait for aliens to drop by, researchers are looking for hints of life on other worlds.

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Tuning in to the Universe

New technology installed on our Parkes radio telescope today will let astronomers ‘hear’ a wider range of radio waves from objects in space, opening the way to new science.

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