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$41M over four years is about the minimum viable amount to start towards important goals for an Australian space agency.

Australia may soon have three commercial space launch facilities

In Australia, space defence gets billions of dollars in funding, and commercial projects get hundreds of millions. Space science gets only $2 million a year.

We’re already building satellites that can sit in the palm of your hand. But getting them into orbit can be a challneg, and not only for technical reasons.

There are three ways heat can be shared:  conduction, convection and radiation. Find out which one lets heat travel through space.

Cities seeking to create greener, more liveable neighbourhoods can revitalise disused spaces in various ways. Encouraging and supporting communities is key.

Amid the glamour and glitter and the mutually admiring exchanges between Donald Trump and Morrison, China and Iran were the central policy issues of interest during the PM’s Washington trip.

Research shows Australians are broadly supportive of vaccine mandates. But to appear legitimate, a mandate needs to serve clearly articulated public health goals and be proportionate.

The year is up, the numbers are in and we’re about to go on summer holidays. Here’s a snapshot of the Science and Technology articles you enjoyed the most in 2017, month by month.

Protecting culturally significant spacecraft enables people on Earth to feel connected to space as the common heritage of humanity.