Tag: NASA

Lavender Scare: Will NASA rename James Webb Space Telescope?

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are astounding. With its deep infrared eyes, the telescope is illuminating regions of the Universe with never-before-possible clarity. The telescope is a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. More than 300 universities, companies, space...

NASA rockets set for landmark NT blast off

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
For the first time since 1995 NASA rockets will launch from Australia later this month in an attempt to investigate science phenomena only observable from the southern hemisphere. The...

Gilmour: We can take Australian made rover to moon

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian-made rover expected to land on the moon later this decade should get there on an Australian-made rocket, according to a local space company which says it could...

Q-CTRL to take quantum tech to the Moon

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local firm Q-CTRL will send its quantum tech to the Moon as part of an Australian consortium working on NASA’s Artemis program. The Sydney-based startup has developed quantum sensing...

Moon shots lost in Australia’s ‘adopter’ strategy

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Like millions of kids around the world, I was completely and utterly captivated with the Apollo program. I was consumed with the excitement. I read everything. I watched everything...

Govt opens Moon to Mars space grants

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local companies looking to get involved with NASA’s Moon to Mars mission will have access to more than $25 million in grants as part of an Australian government effort...