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A walk in the Parkes

There ain't no party like a space party! It’s been 50 years since Australia helped broadcast humankind’s first steps on the Moon around the world. See how our Parkes and Tidbinbilla sites celebrated.

Space

How do you get a job in space without leaving your home planet?

Australia has always contributed to wider space research, and we haven’t left the atmosphere to do so. See how you could work in the space sector.

By Gully! Mars is not dead

Researchers find movement on Mars! It’s in the gullies. And it can tell us more about gully erosion here on Earth.

Space
Tech

Remembering the Starman: Life (and death) on Mars using synthetic biology

Synthetic biology could be used to create ‘living memorials’ for a future Mars colony, 100 years from now.

Mars and our path to being an interplanetary species

As we look back to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that lunar landing, there comes another call. Mars. What's needed to get us there?

Moon landing memories from our crew on the ground

Where were you when humans first stepped on the Moon? If you weren't alive, how has that 'giant leap' shaped your life? We asked our staff for their best Moon memories ...

Space

Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalk

When Neil Armstrong stepped on to the Moon 50 years ago this month, Australians saw the images first. Australia even defied bad weather to bring the historic images to the world.

How we can shine in the next race to the Moon

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.

Environment

Our future in drought

Recently Australia has seen devasting scenes of blistering heat, historic low rainfall and drought across central and eastern Australia. While our history is punctured by droughts battering Australia, what can they tell us about the future?

Space

The Dish: Fact vs fiction

“You treat us like a pack of galahs. [That’s a kind of parrot.] Just because I don’t wear a tie or spend all day buried in a manual doesn’t mean I’m a drongo. [That’s a hopeless …]” What’s your favourite line from the movie ‘The Dish’? Created by Rob Sitch and the Working Dog Productions...

Space

A lunar powerhouse: The Apollo 11 exhibition lands in Sydney

Stand under an enormous Moon sculpture. See four billion-year-old Moon dust. Learn what on earth a feed horn is! It's all happening at the Powerhouse Museum.

Space

Shoot (for) the stars: Awe-inspiring astrophotography

Take a trip across the universe with the 2019 Central West Astronomical Society Astrophotography Awards.