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Associate Professor Michele Trenti
School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Sciences & Technology
Where next for space exploration?
Everyone is talking about our achievements in space since the moon landing 50 years ago, but what new ‘giant leap’ will we all be talking about 50 years from now?
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Sciences & Technology
Sky hopping with Australia’s first space telescope
Innovative design is combining with new, low-cost nano-satellite technology to build Australia’s first space telescope, Skyhopper
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Sciences & Technology
To infinity and beyond
The past 18 months has seen incredible developments in our understanding of the universe. Pursuit revisits five of the biggest.
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Sciences & Technology
Finding a needle in a space haystack
A University of Melbourne student has been given rare access to the Spitzer Space Telescope to explore the origins of the universe
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Sciences & Technology
A galaxy (very) far, far away
Meet GN-z11. We’ve found it 13.4 billion light years away – and it’s a big one
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Sciences & Technology
What happened to Mars’ atmosphere?
Now we know the answer: It’s blowing in the (solar) winds