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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.
18 May 2023
Going nuclear for Nemo: how ANU scientists are helping save the Great Barrier Reef
ANU is home to one of the world’s most innovative nuclear science facilities and programs. This work is helping protect environmental treasures like the world’s largest coral reef, understand the origins of life on our planet and launch tech into space.
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.
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.
18 January 2023
Ashes under foot and heavens above: remembering Canberra’s 2003 bushfire disaster
Twenty years on from the Canberra firestorm that devastated ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory, Professor Brian Schmidt shares his experience at the fire front.
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?
1 December 2022
Sounds of the sun inspire an extraordinary new album
A new album transporting listeners on a journey to the sun and inspired by ‘sounds’ captured in space and on the ground shows the magic created when science and the arts collide.
7 October 2022
ANU to support Aussie start-up in growing plants on the moon
ANU researchers will partner with Australian space start-up Lunaria One to grow plants on the moon by as early as 2025.
18 August 2022
Mars model provides method for landing humans on Red Planet
ANU researchers have developed a new way to predict whether an astronaut can safely travel to Mars and fulfil their mission duties upon stepping foot on the Red Planet.
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.
9 June 2021
Scientists lead ambitious study to reach infinity and beyond
Scientists from ANU have designed a new type of space-craft propulsion system as part of an ambitious international project that aims to explore the worlds surrounding our second nearest star, Alpha Centauri.
23 January 2021
We must keep learning and must keep doing
ANU Vice-Chancellor and Nobel laureate Professor Brian Schmidt outlines how using science with urgency, at scale and in collaboration will help prevent catastrophic climate change.
18 August 2023
AUKUS demands more transparency
The risks and rewards of nuclear-powered submarines are great. Australians deserve a clear explanation from government on why we need them.
3 May 2023
ANU pays tribute to Allan Gyngell
The University community is mourning the loss of one of Australia's most influential national security and foreign policy minds.