The Mars 2020 mission will launch at 9:50PM (🇦🇺 EST) tonight!
@NASA's Perseverance Rover will explore #Mars in search of ancient life in Jezero Crater. Australian scientists have also been involved in the build of the rover: https://t.co/PAgrpdwReb #CountdowntoMars
#UNSWCBRSpace has launched its third satellite! 🚀 🛰 M2 Pathfinder was launched on Saturday afternoon and the team is now successfully communicating with it. https://t.co/eJqplYFDrS
📸: @RocketLab
The @AusSpaceAgency is looking forward to partnering with @NASA as we go forward to the Moon and onto Mars.
We’re working with our #space industry across 🇦🇺 to highlight #Australian technology, skills and capabilities that can support NASA on its journey. We’re excited.
"The Flinders Ranges is a perfect site to do a lot of Mars-related research in."
A @UNSWScience astrobiologist tested the same technology used on @NASA’s #Mars2020 Perseverance Rover in South Australia to look for ancient life on Earth. https://t.co/fmJwY0MsMY
🎉 Cheers to 21 years!
Today in 1999, our @NASAEarth Observatory started delivering science stories & imagery to the public through the Internet. By using the vantage point of space, it has changed the way we view our home planet.
📸 Take a look: https://t.co/zlOZCuyjcx
At Magdalene Catholic College, we are proud to honour the men & women from the Australian Armed Services, who have served for our country. They have worked in our name, to defend our values & freedom. We are grateful beyond measure for their service.
LEST WE FORGET.
#AnzacDay
The Hubble Space Telescope turns 30 today! 🎉✨
Since it was launched on April 24, 1990, @NASAHubble has captured hundreds of thousands of stunning images.
📸: NASA/ESA
Looking forward to tonight’s supermoon? 🌝 What makes it so super in the first place?
A supermoon is a full Moon occurring when the Moon is at its closest point in its orbit around Earth — making it slightly brighter and larger. More Moon facts: https://t.co/C1pS191XFi
MAGDALENE #F1iS TEAM 5th in AUSTRALIA! 🏆🇦🇺💪
A big congratulations to @mccnarellan's top #F1inSchools team, #EdgePerformance, who've finished 5th in the country🇦🇺 at the @F1inSchoolsHQ Nationals! 🎉🏎💨
Fantastic effort for the team's hard work, collaboration & innovation! 🙌
Choose your rover! We’re revealing the name of our next rover, known as #Mars2020. Here are the finalists — which will win?
Clarity
Courage
Endurance
Fortitude
Ingenuity
Perseverance
Promise
Tenacity
Vision
Watch LIVE today at 1:30pm ET to find out: https://t.co/c3ruxWy7Up
What do a steel measuring tape and a pair of bedsprings have in common? Both were make-do components on the Australis-OSCAR 5 amateur radio satellite 🛰 @engunimelb
A significant moment as the @AusSpaceAgency signed a Statement of Intent with the @ASI_spazio (Italian Space Agency) to create cooperation opportunities for joint activities on the International Space Station in the coming years.
Do you have what it takes to #BeAnAstronaut?
Applications for @NASA's next class of @NASA_Astronauts open March 2! Here's how you can apply >> https://t.co/PfzTBdqwfL #Artemis
Not all (s)heroes wear capes – some wear lab coats🥼! We need more women in STEM for a future that benefits women equally as men - everyone deserves equal opportunity to thrive, lead and excel in science @WomenScienceDay#WomenInScience#girlsinSTEMM#womeninSTEMM
2020 will continue to be a record-setting year in space!
🚀Both @SpaceX & @BoeingSpace are planning missions with @Commercial_Crew!
🔴Three Mars rovers are set to launch this summer!
🌕 We're now one step closer to launching back to the Moon and onto Mars!