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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Thursday, 13 Dec 2018
  • Student profile

Tegan Clark travelled 2,500 kilometres to start university, but for someone who spends her nights staring up at the stars, that hardly seems any distance at all.

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Thursday, 13 Dec 2018
  • News

The ANU College of Science and Medicine has introduced a new Astronomy and Astrophysics major.

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Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018
  • Student blog

Kate Holland takes us on a field trip to the Great Barrier Reef to learn how coral reefs are built and destroyed.

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Caitlin Sears
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018
  • Career story

"I’m loving the job. It fits perfectly with what I’m interested in.”

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Monday, 10 Dec 2018
  • Career story

Meet the Fenner School alumni who are now running Tasmania's first Christmas tree farm.

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Friday, 07 Dec 2018
  • News

Scientists will lead the design phase of a multimillion-dollar project for a new system on one of the world's most powerful ground-based optical telescopes

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Thursday, 06 Dec 2018
  • News

A chronic shortage of females in a critically endangered parrot species has led to love triangles, sneaky sex on the side, increased fighting between males.

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Thursday, 06 Dec 2018
  • News

Scientists have detected ripples in space and time, known as gravitational waves, from the biggest known black-hole collision that formed a new black hole.

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Monday, 03 Dec 2018
  • News

Researchers used the Kepler space telescope in coordination with ground-based telescopes to witness the first moments of a star dying in unprecedented detail.

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