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Professor Rob Morrison OAM Special Guest at AMEC2008
Thursday, 26 June 2008
MSA is delighted to announce Professor Rob Morrison (above right) will be a special guest speaker at AMEC2008 in Adelaide. For 25 years Rob has been a familiar face of science on television, as presenter of The Curiosity Show for eighteen years and appearances on The New Inventors, Nexus, Science Magazine, and Radio National's Ockham's Razor. He has written thirty books on science and natural history. Rob recently helped establish SciWorld, a new science centre in Adelaide which runs exciting education programs and developed six regional science fairs and shows, including Adelaide's National Science Week. In the citation for his 2007 Australian Museum Eureka Prize Rob is described as a national treasure and a well-loved...
Victorian Branch Holds Winter Meeting
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
The Victorian branch recently held its first meeting for this winter at Southbank on 25th June. Those present included former MSA President Guy Murphy, who has just returned to Melbourne after living in the UK for several years. The pizza was great! All Victorian members are invited to the next gathering - keep checking your inbox for further details.
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Spaceward Bound Australia Logo
Monday, 23 June 2008
 | The logo for the upcoming Spaceward Bound Australia expedition has now been released. It was designed by Adriana Spadaccini, an MSA member and Year 10 student at St Joseph's School at Northam in Western Australia as part of her digital media elective. Read more about NASA's Spaceward Bound Program and the Spaceward Bound Australia expedition here. |
Earth Sciences Mega-Conference a ‘Must Attend’ for Planetary Scientists
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
MSA members and others are invited to attend this year's Australian Earth Sciences Convention. To be held in Perth from 20-24 July 2008, the Convention is Australia’s premier geoscience conference and a major event on the international geosciences calendar. It is expected to attract more than 1000 Australian and international delegates and will feature more than 135 presenters and 450 papers. Mass extinctions on Earth, asteroid impacts, what 3.5 billion year old fossils can tell us about evolution, and exciting information being gathered by NASA’s current mission to Mars will be among a wide range of planetary science topics on offer at the mega-conference.
Download the full media release here.
Download the full media release here.
Images from an Alien World
Thursday, 5 June 2008
 | The pioneering Phoenix Mars Lander continues to send the first ever surface images from the plains of Vastitas Borealis. So far, its cameras have panned the local surroundings, checked the condition of the lander, and recorded the first excavations with the robotic arm. Find out more as the mission enters its second week at the Phoenix Mars Mission Homepage. |
Australian High School Teacher Achieves Space Dream
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Mark Gargano, Science Coordinator from St Joseph’s School in Northam (WA) and Education Officer of Mars Society Australia, Inc and John Mitsinikos, Mathematics Coordinator from Strathmore Secondary College (Vic) have returned home as the first Australian high school teachers to participate in the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Spaceward Bound (SB) program in the Mojave Desert. The aim of this program was to allow scientists to increase their knowledge about desert conditions and further their research in linked areas, while participating educators had the unique opportunity to assist with this research and develop an appreciation for field science and data gathering techniques.
Read the full media release here.
Read the full media release here.
Phoenix Touches Down on Mars
Monday, 26 May 2008
A signal has been received from the Phoenix Lander from the surface of Mars, indicating the lander has survived the rought entry and descent phases, and is now standing on the frozen plains of Vastitas Borealis, in the Martian Arctic. Phoenix will investigate subsurface ice to see if past surface conditions have been favourable for microbial life. Further signals and the first surface images are expected over the coming days.
Read the latest news as the mission unfolds at the Phoenix Homepage.
Read the latest news as the mission unfolds at the Phoenix Homepage.
Countdown Begins for Phoenix Landing
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 | The countdown has begun for the landing of NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission this weekend. Scheduled to land at around 9.30am Eastern Australian time on the morning of Monday, 26th May, the craft will be the first to land on the Martian northern polar region. Find out the latest mission news at the official Phoenix Mars Mission Homepage. |
Spaceward Bound Australia Homepage Launched
Friday, 16 May 2008
Following the 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC 2008) being held at the University of South Australia, in Adelaide, S.Aust. from the 4 - 6th of July, the MSA will be conducting Spaceward Bound Australia One (SBA1).
SBA1 will leave Adelaide on the 7th of July for an educational program taking in Woomera, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and Wilpena (Rawnsley Park) returning to the University of South Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday 15th of July. Leading the Expedition will be Professor Vic Gostin of the University of Adelaide, South Australia and MSA Education Officer Mr Mark Gargano, St Joseph's School, Northam, Western Australia.
High School Teachers and other educators with an interest in Space Science are invited to attend this 8 day Expedition. Find out more at the SBA1 homepage .
SBA1 will leave Adelaide on the 7th of July for an educational program taking in Woomera, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and Wilpena (Rawnsley Park) returning to the University of South Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday 15th of July. Leading the Expedition will be Professor Vic Gostin of the University of Adelaide, South Australia and MSA Education Officer Mr Mark Gargano, St Joseph's School, Northam, Western Australia.
High School Teachers and other educators with an interest in Space Science are invited to attend this 8 day Expedition. Find out more at the SBA1 homepage .
MSA Makes Submission to 2020 Summit
Sunday, 13 April 2008
The Mars Society Australia has made a submission to the 2020 Summit, a meeting of national leaders and visionaries to be held in Canberra on the 19th & 20th of April. This is one of a series of policy submissions MSA has produced or is currently preparing.
Read the full text of the submission here.
Read the full text of the submission here.
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