NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas. Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation ride-share
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NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. NASA announced the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment,during a news
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Grains research, development and innovation in Western Australia have had a major boost today with the official opening of the new $11.5 million state-of-the-art scientific research facilities in Northam. The Northam Grains Research Facilities have been purpose-built for applied grains research to specifically address WA production challenges. The facilities features four new
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Applications are now open for the 2018 Innovator of the Year program, which acknowledges and rewards exceptional innovators in Western Australia who have developed an outstanding project. The innovation must be at the emerging or growth phase of development, and demonstrate an economic, social or environmental benefit for the State. Award winners
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A pair of new spacecraft that will observe our planet’s ever-changing water cycle, ice sheets, and crust is in final preparations for a California launch no earlier than Saturday, May 19. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for
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How much water is available between Gingin and Moora, and where it can be taken from, are just some of the questions a $5.1 million groundwater investigation by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is looking to answer. Over the next eight months, up to 21 new exploration bores will
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Renewable energy research has taken a step forward today with an announcement that The University of Western Australia's Wave Energy Research Centre will be based in the former Albany Visitor Centre. The State Government awarded $3.75 million to UWA to establish the centre as a hub for wave energy expertise, research
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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched on the first-of-its-kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life. TESS, which is expected to find thousands of new exoplanets orbiting nearby stars, lifted off at 6:51 p.m. EDT Wednesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from
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Thirty-three post hatchling loggerhead turtles will be released into Ningaloo Marine Park tomorrow after being found washed ashore along the south-west coast of Western Australia. The release is part of conservation efforts to help this critically endangered marine species, with only an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 females known to nest annually
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The State Government has today announced it is committing more than $2.6 million in funding over three years to boost Western Australia's blue economy. The funds will go to the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) to support the implementation of The Blueprint for Marine Science. The Blueprint for Marine Science will
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