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Protecting threatened species: how to get the best bang for your buck
27th August 2019
Almost 2000 Australian species are listed as threatened or endangered. How can the agencies tasked with protecting them do the best job they can with the resources they have?
How we can shine in the next race to the Moon
17th July 2019
If there was an up and down in space, Australia would be on top of the Earth looking at the centre of the galaxy - perfectly placed for the next race to the moon.
Good things come in small packages, satellites included
5th December 2018
CubeSats - aka nanosatellites herald a new approach to Earth observation and remote sensing work for Australia. For their size, they punch well above their weight.
Sydney Harbour as seen from space: it’s not just black and white
23rd November 2018
The first images from the new NovaSAR-1 satellite – which has superpowers including night vision and the ability to see through clouds – have just been received.
New super-powered satellite blasts off
17th September 2018
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’.
Artificial intelligence and Australia’s industries of the future
30th July 2018
When it comes to moonshots, Artificial Intelligence, and its ability to create Society 5.0, is one we should be reaching for.
Could the Aussie barbeque go up in smoke?
27th July 2018
In summer we all crank up the barbie and in winter we stoke the fireplace. But is all this smoke causing us harm? Our air quality experts are on the case.
Six reasons you should care about El Niño
26th July 2018
You’ve probably heard of El Niño, but do you know what it is? Or more importantly, why you should care?
Connecting the globe to observe the Earth | Alex Held
13th June 2018
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.
Eucalyptus: Five things you might not know about these flowering giants
23rd March 2018
Eucalyptus are uniquely Australia, with 894 of the 900 varieties native to our continent. This National Eucalyptus Day, we’re celebrating these wonderful trees and the services they provide for our atmosphere and ecosystems.
Australia takes up space in 2018
29th January 2018
Australia will be establishing its own space agency so what’s next for this new frontier? Here are the top five trends we see for the space industry in 2018.
El Niño and La Niña – por que no los dos?! (Actually, that would be very bad)
2nd December 2017
We need to talk about the two children responsible for some of our climate catastrophes: El Niño and La Niña.