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Curtin ready to analyse rare asteroid rocks from epic NASA mission
Curtin University researchers are standing by to be among the first in the world to analyse precious asteroid samples due…
Curtin’s stars recognised among the State’s finest
Six leading Curtin researchers and two of the University’s powerful science engagement programs have been named finalists in the 2023…
Asteroid findings from specks of space dust could save the planet
Curtin University-led research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant…
Defence satellites, weather radars and drones lead to major meteorite find
Nine years after a six-tonne asteroid crashed through the Earth’s atmosphere over South Australia, researchers have used a combination of…
Curtin researchers locate largest known fresh meteorite strikes on Mars
Curtin University researchers have helped discover the largest fresh meteorite impact craters on Mars since NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began…
Stargazers to catch a glimpse of NASA’s Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Curtin researchers have been tasked by NASA with observing the Lucy spacecraft – the first mission to explore the Trojan…
Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth
A Curtin-led research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely with some of…
Supervolcano study finds CO2 emissions key to avoiding climate disasters
The speed and volume of carbon dioxide emitted from supervolcanoes controlled the severity of past environmental crises on Earth, a…
Drones and artificial intelligence aid hunt for fallen meteorite in outback WA
Curtin researchers have recovered a freshly fallen meteorite after pinpointing its exact location on the vast Nullarbor Plain in Western…
Shocked zircon find a ‘one-off gift’ from Mars
Curtin University researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact, in…