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Aug 2, 2016: Australian Researchers and Students partner with India to study a Mars Analogue Sites in the Himalayas

Read the media release here

May 12, 2016: Fossilised space dust offers startling insight into our ancient atmosphere

Read article here

May 12, 2016: NASA's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

Read article here

May 12, 2016: ACA alumnus Solange Cunin making Australian space history

SMH article

More News & Events

For university students: Now enrolling astrobiology course!

Calling all university students with at least 30 Units of Credit in science or have already taken the UNSW course PHYS1160 and have attained a credit or better.

BEES 6741 Astrobiology: Life in the Universe is a fully online second semester third level science elective course with no final exam. It is worth 6 Units of Credit. Last year students loved the course so much that half continued engaging with the course and sharing videos with their friends around the world months after the course had ended.

Contact Dr Carol Oliver to see course outline or if you have any questions. For non-UNSW students see the following information and application form for cross-institutional enrolment: https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/non-award-short-courses

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UPDATED! ACA announces Astrobiology Australasia 2016

Meeting to be held July 10-12, 2016, in Perth, WA

Second circular 2016

www.aa-meeting2016.com

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ACA director participates in the 2nd Mars 2020 Landing site workshop in LA to decide where to send the next Mars Rover to search for signs of life

 

 

Spotlight

NASA MarsTrek lets you explore the red planet
ACA joins forces with New Zealand Astrobiology Initiative http://astrobiology.kiwi
AbSciCon 2015 Chicago June 15-19 – abstracts due March 4,CST. ACA is co-organising the education and outreach session
Mars rover MAMMOTH at the Mars Yard
ACA's Dr. Abby Allwood to lead experiment on rover mission to Mars

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