The Australian Centre for Astrobiology was founded by Prof. Malcolm Walter in July 2001 at Macquarie University, and then moved to the University of New South Wales in 2008. It is the only centre of astrobiological research in Australia and is an Associate Member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, one of only two in the world. The ACA also has close links with the European Space Agency and other international space agencies and institutions around the world.
The Australian Centre for Astrobiology
News
8 June 2018: Organic material found on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover in Gale Crater on Mars has detected organic material. The rover has also demonstrated seasonal methane patterns. Both are steps to understanding whether Mars ever had life.
3 May 2018: Australia announces funding for space agency
ABC news has reported that the Australia Government will provide $50m in seed funding to launch a new Australian Space Agency.
1 May 2018: ACA film selected for film festival
The ACA's film Life on Earth - and Mars? has been selected for the SCINEMA International Film Festival. SCINEMA is the largest science film fesitval in the southern hemisphere, and shows the best in science cinema from around the world.
1 May 2018: Walking on Mars
Associate Professor Joe Michaelski, a planetary geologist from Hong Kong University, dropped in to the Mars Lab in May, 2018, with ACA Director Professor Martin Van Kranendonk. See the picture.
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