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News about space
  • CSIRO telescope takes temperature of universe

    An international team of astronomers has used the CSIRO-run Australia Telescope Compact Array in NSW to measure the cooling of the universe since the Big Bang.

  • NASA's cloud computing odyssey: From Earth to Mars

    When NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars at the end of its 563 million kilometre journey, it was a triumph for engineering. And it was also a triumph for IT. The anxiety of watching the rover's descent wasn't confined to rocket scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; it was shared by NASA software engineer Khawaja Shams, a member of JPL's Operations Planning Software Lab, who experienced what he describes as the toughest day in his career.

  • 8 surprising hunks of space gear that returned to Earth

    NASA and others have had their share of spacecraft parts fall back to Earth.

  • Australia and NZ submit SKA proposal

    Australia and New Zealand have submitted a written proposal as part of the quest to host the $2.1 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, with the final decision to be made early 2012.

  • Australian school students to use telepresence in mission to Mars

    Telepresence technology will allow students from across Australia to participate in a simulated mission to Mars, with the Pathways to Space program being launched today in Sydney.

Features about space
  • 10 Apollo-era technologies used today

    It's been 40 years since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched into space in Apollo 11, with the historic moon landing occurring four days later.

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