The origin of the solar system is being revealed by asteroid rocks

Curtin University researchers are part of a global team uncovering the secrets of our solar system’s origins through the study of a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid. Last September, after a seven-year journey, NASA’s billion-dollar OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from the asteroid Bennu. These specimens were distributed to research labs worldwide, including Curtin Read more…

A NASA space tech spinoff could improve medicine on Earth and develop tools for landing on Mars

What NASA creates for exploration could eventually lead to other technologies that have wider applications on Earth as the agency continues to innovate for the good of humanity. Numerous cases, including numerous medical breakthroughs made possible by NASA, are featured in NASA’s yearly Spinoff book. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stated, Read more…