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Yutu on the way to the Moon

Along with maybe a billion other people, we watched in fascination as the China National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched the Chang’e 3 spacecraft and Yutu rover on the 1st December 2013. Broadcast live on the internet and via some cable news networks, the two-part spacecraft was carried aloft on a Long March 3B rocket,...

Do you see what I see?

By Adam Harper 630 kilometres may be a long way to travel for an eye check-up; but when those eyes are viewing landscapes at over 2,000 kilometres away and are responsible for millions of dollars worth of information supporting decisions on environmental management, farming practices and mineral exploration, it’s well worth the trip. That’s exactly...

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The 11th day of Geekmas

It’s the eleventh day of Geekmas and we have 11 zero-gravity fridge rovers to give away. To win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app: A rover on Mars would steer clear of me, If they didn’t they would fall deeper than you can see! I’m a huge canyon of the red planet’s face,...

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Mars pics from Curiosity

Just wanted to share these amazing pictures from the Curiosity mission. For more news and the latest from Mars go to the NASA site HERE. The CSIRO-managed Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) was one of three tracking stations in NASA’s Deep Space Network to keep track of Curiosity and captured the first signals from the...

Houston, we have a check in: Space 2.0

(This article first appeared in The Conversation.) Social media is the new frontier for space exploration, shaping an age of innovative public participation in space missions. While online communities are a-Twitter about NBC’s poor Olympic coverage, there’s also excitement for a broadcast of a different nature. This week we learned that NASA’s latest and greatest Mars...

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Australia is “all ears” for Mars landing

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory will land on Mars on Monday 6 August (AEST). The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, which CSIRO manages on behalf of NASA, will be the main tracking station for the landing. CSIRO’s Parkes telescope (“The Dish”) will also be receiving signals, as a backup. Dishes in Australia will be the ones...

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Haikus on Mars

When we hear signals beamed back from Mars rover Curiosity’s landing next week, it will be poetry to the ears of mission scientists. We decided to get in the mood by writing some Mars poems. This week our communications team is enjoying the company of Harry, our 16-year-old work experience guy. Harry wants to be...

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