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7 February 2023
What does space smell like?
With a top note of unwashed astronauts and base note of rancid eggs, space can be a smelly place.
7 December 2022
Space is filled with pollution. How can we clean it up?
Thousands of objects are launched into space each year, but what happens when we no longer need them?
12 July 2022
ANU physicist making waves in space joins top global society
A theoretical physicist from ANU whose pioneering work has fundamentally altered our understanding of the deepest and darkest parts of the Universe and space-time itself has been recognised among the world's best gravitational scientists.
16 May 2022
New Trailblazer hub to help launch Australian space sector
ANU will help propel Australia's space manufacturing capabilities and sector in a new research hub of national priority.
9 December 2021
Moth balls thrust satellites into space
The chemical in moth balls, naphthalene, will be tested in space in a new satellite rocket propulsion system, Bogong, developed at ANU.
8 July 2021
Ancient star death unlocks 13-billion-year space mystery
In a world-first, astronomers from ANU have discovered evidence of a massive explosion that led to the destruction of a rapidly spinning, strongly-magnetized star.
7 May 2020
Sounds of silent space come to life in new soundtrack
The eerie and usually unheard sounds of space captured in the deep cold of Antarctica could be the next hot hit, thanks to a new research, musical and artistic collaboration. The unique project takes recordings of Earth’s natural radio sounds, normally not audible to the human ear, and stunning imagery captured at the Halley Research Station in Antarctica to create a 90-minute soundtrack set to piano. The resulting album, Aurora Musicalis, is released today. The trio behind the space soundtrack are musician and composer Associate Professor Kim Cunio from The Australian National University’s School of Music, Dr Nigel Meredith a space…
9 January 2025
Blasting off: the ANU club reaching for gender equality in space
The students at ANU Rocketry are determined to launch women into STEM careers.
31 January 2023
Thrusters engaged: meet the team propelling ANU technology into space
A retro household staple is powering new technology to help propel satellites in space.
17 January 2023
Fighting fires from space: how satellites and other tech could prevent catastrophic bushfires
ANU researchers are using algorithms, drones and satellites to detect bushfires before they become natural disasters.
23 July 2021
Laser research to boost deep space missions
Canberra is one step closer to being Australia's home to deep space laser communication, thanks to a government funding for researchers at ANU.
17 June 2021
Funding boost to help Aussie tech survive in space
Australia's spacecraft and satellites will better survive damaging radiation and extreme conditions thanks to $2.5 million in funding for improved space testing facilities at ANU.
12 April 2021
New laser to help clear the sky of space debris
Researchers at ANU have harnessed a technique that helps telescopes see objects in the night sky more clearly to fight against dangerous and costly space debris.
11 December 2020
Summer space shows set to bring cheer in a tough year
Stargazers are in for a summer treat with three out-of-this-world events over the next week, ranging from shooting stars to a great planetary "romance" in the night-sky.