Tagged: Insight

Featured image: First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts

First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 25, 2020 •

Katarina Miljkovic We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes? NASA’s InSight mission has, for the first time, recorded seismic activity coming from Mars’ interior. The observations, recorded in 2019 and published today, will help understand the red planet’s internal structure, composition and dynamics. It opens a new chapter in planetary geophysics and exploration. The NASA InSight … Read More

Featured image: A brief history of Martian exploration – as the InSight Lander prepares to launch

A brief history of Martian exploration – as the InSight Lander prepares to launch - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 22, 2018 •

Helen Maynard-Casely, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Roughly every two years Mars and Earth wander a bit closer to each other, making the leap between these two planets a little easier. In July this year, Mars will only be about 58 million kilometres away – and NASA is set to take advantage by launching their next mission … Read More

Cat-erwaul in New Zealand, Australia does better - Politecol

- Wayne Linklater • Jun 14, 2013 •

They beat us again. The Australians have outperformed and out manoeuvred us. It feels worse this time because they didn’t show us up on the sports field where brute force and ignorance count. They bettered us in the conduct of civil debate, topical and investigative journalism, and good government. Australia might be the ‘lucky country’ not for any good fortune, … Read More