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Special delivery: Curtin researchers record space capsule arrival in outback
Two members from Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team have been stationed in the South Australian outback, eagerly awaiting…
Curtin research boosted by $4.5 million in ARC funding
Curtin University has been awarded almost $4.5 million by the Federal Government for 12 research projects, ranging from supercontinent cycles…
Magma ‘conveyor belt’ fuelled world’s longest erupting supervolcanoes
International research led by geologists from Curtin University has found that a volcanic province in the Indian Ocean was the…
Moon’s magnetic crust research sees scientists debunk long-held theory
New international research into the Moon provides scientists with insights as to how and why its crust is magnetised, essentially…
Leading Curtin astronomer named joint Scientist of the Year 2020
Curtin University has congratulated John Curtin Distinguished Professor Steven Tingay on being named joint Scientist of the Year at the…
Rock stars – Curtin scientists find two meteorites in two weeks
Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen…
One express ticket to Jupiter, please
The team from the Desert Fireball Network at Curtin University has found that Earth acted as a slingshot to alter…
Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta
Planetary scientists at Curtin University have shed some light on the tumultuous early days of the largely preserved protoplanet Asteroid…
Japanese space startup Space BD to launch Curtin University CubeSats into orbit
Curtin University and Tokyo-based start-up company Space BD Inc will together launch two CubeSat miniature satellites into orbit from the…
New research finds Earth’s oldest asteroid strike linked to ‘big thaw’
Curtin University scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest asteroid strike occurred at Yarrabubba, in outback Western Australia, and coincided with the…