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The search for the source of a mysterious fast radio burst comes relatively close to home

Astronomers think they've identified which galaxy was the source of a blast radio energy, over in a fraction of a second. And it's much closer to us than the others detected, so far.

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Dying, not waving: nearby dwarf galaxy running out of gas

Even though it’s on an astronomical timeline, a close intergalactic neighbour of ours known as the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is slowly dying.

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Explosions in the sky: ASKAP detects 20 new Fast Radio Bursts

It took the world's telescopes 10 years to find approximately 20 FRBs. Using ASKAP, a team of Aussie scientist have been able to find 20 in one year.

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Space: Australia’s next Moon shot

We’re looking to the stars with our space roadmap, helping to chart the course for Australia’s future in space.

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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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