October 2015
Finding Earth-like worlds: the tale of how Kepler-452b was discovered
... there are processes within these planetary systems that force the planets to migrate inwards. Many of these...’s Kepler spacecraft blasts off from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:49 p.m. EST on 6 March 2009. Ron...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
...Defence Facility Nurrungar was operated by the United States Air Force and the Australian Department of Defence from 1969 to ...by road (about a six-hour drive from Sydney), although air/bus and train/bus travel options are possible. The lovely regional...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
...Odyssey, which pass overhead twice per martian day. Ground force These pulses or waves are of immense scientific interest ...launched NASA’s InSight spacecraft on 4 May 2018 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Core action Once a wave is kicked...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... ever more powerful models. The Space Fence space surveillance system built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, due to be operational in 2019, will revolutionize SSA by detecting orbital hazards well in advance of an eventual collision. New...
