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Curtin and Lockheed Martin partner in space tracking technology program
Curtin University and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company will work together to evaluate and potentially extend the Desert Fireball Network’s…
‘Sling-shot’ show for NASA spacecraft over Australia
Stargazers will be treated to a rare skyshow when NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft ‘sling-shots’ its way over Australian skies on September…
Goodness gracious, great balls of mud!
Scientists have long held the belief that planets were built from rocky asteroids, but new research from Curtin University challenges…
Curtin geology student shoots for the stars with NASA
A Curtin University geology student will study interstellar dust with NASA after being selected for a three-month internship at the…
Curtin University honours six distinguished academics
Curtin University has awarded six outstanding academics the prestigious title of John Curtin Distinguished Professor, the highest honour the University…
Curtin fireball chasers recover Halloween meteorite from WA farm
Members of Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team have successfully tracked and recovered a freshly fallen meteorite from a…
Curtin scientist to jump on historic asteroid-grabbing mission
Planetary geologist Professor Phil Bland, of the WA School of Mines, Curtin University, will head to the US this weekend…
Eureka! Curtin space program hits the mark
A popular Curtin University science outreach program which tracks fireball trajectories in space has won a prestigious 2016 Australian Museum…
Curtin professor named WA Scientist of the Year
Curtin University professor and eminent botanist Professor Kingsley Dixon has been named WA Scientist of the Year at the 2016…
Curtin scientists’ crystal discovery sheds new light on impact craters
Researchers from the WA School of Mines, Curtin University have discovered rare, microscopic crystals at Meteor Crater in the United…