Research led by RMIT University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource in many parts of the world.
Chinese scientists have found a way to create water, oxygen, and fuel using moon dust, astronaut’s breath, and sunlight.
Curtin University researchers have undertaken the world’s biggest survey of low frequency satellite radio emissions, finding Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy observations, potentially impacting discovery and research.
Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to out-perfom GPS navigation systems by many orders of magnitude.
Australian scientists are on the verge of answering humanity’s biggest questions about our cosmic origins and whether we’re alone in the universe.
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In more SKA news, Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for early science operations. The Observatory has released one of these observations made with an early version of the SKA-Low telescope, as scientists work to fine-tune the sensitivity of the growing array
The SKA Observatory has announced Professor Jessica Dempsey will be its next Director-General, taking up the post in June 2026 for a five-year term.v
The International Astronautical Federation announced in July a new milestone in its history: the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025), set to take place in Sydney, from the 29th of September to the 3rd of October 2025, has already received over 3,000 Early Bird registrations — surpassing the previous record held by IAC 2024 in Milan.
Australia in Space reported earlier in July an exclusive with the Kanyini mission team. They noted that recently, the South Australian cubesat has encountered an unexpected technical anomaly during its operation, which will affect some of the planned research objectives.
Kestrel Nest Ecohut in southern New South Wales has become the first accomodation in Australia to be internationally recognised as “dark-sky” accommodation, sparking hopes of a new tourism boom.
Australian Astronomical Optics at Macquarie University and the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology have partnered to process a cosmic data deluge from Chile’s new Rubin Observatory, supporting the world’s largest sky survey capturing 20 terabytes nightly.
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia’s first locally designed and built orbital rocket — and while it didn’t make it very far, it did achieve
The University of Sydney Rocketry Team was announced as the winner of the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition back in June, taking out first place with their latest rocket, Pardalote.
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia’s first locally designed and built orbital rocket — and while it didn’t make it very far, it did achieve several mission targets.
A powerful new telescope expected to unlock deep mysteries of the cosmos and our place within it, has released its first images.
