Astronauts aboard the International Space Station soon will receive a delivery of experiments dealing with how the human body, plants and materials behave in space following the 4:30 p.m. EDT launch Monday of a SpaceX commercial resupply mission. A SpaceX Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch
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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its April 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life. “One of the biggest questions in exoplanet exploration is: If an astronomer finds a planet
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The ACCC today released the first results from its broadband speed testing program, which show NBN broadband services from iiNet, Optus, Telstra and TPG are now delivering between 80 and just over 90 per cent of the maximum plan speeds in the evening busy hours. The report, part of the ACCC’s Measuring
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Applications are now open for the 2018 Premier's Science Awards, which recognise and celebrate the achievements of the Western Australian science community. The awards are open to works in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). There are four categories: Scientist of the Year; Woodside Early Career Scientist of the
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The Insurance Commission of Western Australia will fund a 16-month research project examining and trialling assistive toileting technologies, commencing in March 2018. The project will work closely with people undergoing rehabilitation at the Oats Street brain injury rehabilitation service located in East Victoria Park and run by Brightwater Care Group. Brightwater will
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A Western Australian Node of the federally funded, industry-led AustCyber organisation will be established at the Joondalup Innovation Hub, demonstrating the strength of the local cyber security industry. The WA Node will focus on critical infrastructure, cybercrime and big data, drawing on existing strengths at Edith Cowan University, which is a
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A ground-breaking ceremony was held today for the State's newest solar farm at Northam. The Northam Solar Farm project will be developed by Carnegie Clean Energy in partnership with Indigenous Business Australia and Bookitja Ptd Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Perth Noongar Foundation. This partnership will provide important contracting opportunities
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Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has given Western Power the green light to conduct a large demonstration for its Stand-alone Power Systems (SPS) project within part of the South West Interconnected Network. The project will involve up to 60 locations in regional areas and represents the largest installation of SPS units in
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Renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. According to a family spokesman, he "died peacefully" at his home in Cambridge, England this morning (14 March) local time. Photo: Stephen Hawking at NASA
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Students from Dalmain Primary School in Kingsley are set to benefit from a new science lab as part of a $17 million 'Science in Schools' State Government funding program that will see 200 primary school classrooms transformed into science laboratories by 2021. Premier Mark McGowan discussed plans for the new lab
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