Australia’s Parkes telescope helps in search for extraterrestrial life
Breakthrough Listen, a part of Breakthrough Initiatives, has officially commenced a survey of millions of stars located in the plane of the Milky Way, using the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope ("Parkes")...
China’s remote sensing satellites discover 10 Roman ruins in Tunisia
Tunisia’s Ministry of Culture recently unveiled that Chinese scientists have uncovered 10 ancient Roman archaeological remains in Tunisia using China’s remote sensing satellites and related space-based technologies.
These sites, located in Gafsa,...
Space Data Association to use space debris data from High Earth Orbit cubesats
Today, Sydney-based startup High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO) announced that the Space Data Association (SDA) has signed a Letter of Intent to use data gathered from HEO’s planned nanosatellites.
Under the agreement,...
China launches Gaofen-5 hyperspectral imaging satellite for atmospheric research
On 9 May 2018, at 2:28am, China launched Gaofen-5 (GF-5), a remote sensing satellite meant to conduct scientific research on the earth’s atmosphere. The launch took place using the Long March...
Australia to invest AU$260 million in GPS tech
The Turnbull Government is investing in the global positioning system (GPS) technology "that will create jobs and support Australian industry", according to a press release from the office of Minister for Resources...
Australia’s budget commits US$30.5 million over 4 years to space
Australia has confirmed the establishment of a national space agency that will "support Australian researchers and industries to collaborate as well as gain access to international projects and research infrastructure," according...
ISRO visits Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN to discuss Chandrayaan-2
On 26 April 2018, delegates from India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), visited Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN at its Satellite Centre in Bogor, West Java. The purpose of...
China successfully launches APSTAR-6C satellite on the Long March 3B
APSTAR-6C satellite was launched successfully at 00:06 on May the 4th, 2018 via the Long March 3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at Sichuan province of China, according to...
China completes design of graphene composite film for light propulsion
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the rocket development arm of the Chinese space programme, revealed that it has designed a graphene composite film suitable for use in light-propelled spacecraft.
This...
Australian space agency details to be released on May 8
On 8 May 2018, the Australian government will unveil its Budget 2018-19, which will contain details of its new space agency.
Next week's Budget release will confirm announcements that the space agency...
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