January 2018
NASA’s space police wield full force of law
..., Nancy began wondering if it contained any traces of lunar material. Nancy subsequently contacted a NASA official about her curiosity and was informed that if she sent him the bag he could determine if it contained any lunar material...
September 2017
Australia’s ambitious home-grown space industry
... into an exciting, creative and highly collaborative exercise, using hands-on learning techniques that stimulate students’ curiosity and critical thinking and develop problem-solving skills. Cuberider is the first Australian organisation to win...
January 2018
When it comes to water Mars may not be the promised land
... crater via Herschel crater and Farah Vallis - features that do not seem to be taken into account before Curiosity touched down on the Martian surface. And this is not the only example of lava filled craters. Indeed...
May 2018
Woman on the Moon
... Moon The ‘Moon-shot’ project has featured prominently in my career over the last six years but my curiosity and the invitations of other organisations have led to several ongoing space projects running concurrently under the...
August 2018
Making a cosmic impression
... to go back to ROOM issue #1 (7) 2016 and read space artist David Hardy’s article, ‘Why we need space artists’. In ‘Curiosity: The Moment of Creation’, Kara Szathmary notes that scientists are like children, examining the details of what...
September 2018
ROOM helps raise student space awareness
... of scientific knowledge, fuel considerable uncertainties, and so are regarded by many as being controversial and a source of curiosity and even outright bewilderment. One of the main features of this project is that it aims to encourage young...
