Initial results from the Data Quest Teams - Part 1 fdlausnz.org/data-quest-blo… Minderoo Foundation @anuinspace DUG @FireballIntern1 NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer UNSW Macquarie University CSIRO @planetlabs Geoscience Australia NSW Smart Sensing Network

It's been a while since we've been in touch, but with good reason! My dome has been a hive of activity, with major hardware upgrades now nearing completion. Here is a sneak peek of what has been happening in our NationalScienceWeek #scienceweek video! youtube.com/watch?v=mcK-W2…

Research results from the Data Quest teams continued - Fire Fuel Load Prediction fdlausnz.org/data-quest-blo… Minderoo Foundation @anuinspace @FireballIntern1 NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer Australian Space Agency CSIRO UNSW NSW Smart Sensing Network Macquarie University Geoscience Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Australia @planetlabs

DQ First Results. And join us in the Showcase at dataquest.live 16 Sept 14:30 AEST fdlausnz.org/data-quest-blo… Minderoo Foundation @anuinspace @FireballIntern1 DUG Australian Space Agency NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer NSW Smart Sensing Network UNSW Macquarie University CSIRO Geoscience Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Australia @planetlabs Northwest Nazarene University

Hey Huntsman crew - you guessed it… science is finally happening!

Having so many eyes can often make it difficult to focus them all on one target! A bit of a nightmare for the spiderlings who are trying to take colour images of some of the jewels of the southern sky, like the Ptomley cluster. #AAOMacquarie #MQSciEng

My fellow arachnids have been “helping” with the halloween decorations. Sadly, specks of dust or strands of cobweb are perfect for scattering light. Not ideal if you are searching for the faintest objects in the Universe! #AAOMacquarie #MQSciEng

My Huntsman mascot makes a pretty good Halloween costume don’t you think? #AAOMacquarie #MQSciEng

Last time my spiderlings were working on me they forgot the set screws that hold my eyes in place and had to improvise. Their solution… Frankenbolts! Halloween costume sorted. #AAOMacquarie #MQSciEng

Happy Halloween!

Episode 4 of Stardust MQ is now live, featuring Lee Spitler who chats with our host Cameron Furlong about the projects he is working on, including our beloved Huntsman Telescope! Check it out at stardustmq.podbean.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

Read all about it! A recent paper lead by PhD candidate Jaime A. Alvarado-Montes discusses the implications of the dissipation of energy inside stars and planets and how this may affect the final fate of Jupiter-like planets. You can find the article here: arxiv.org/abs/2104.05967

From the budget papers- commonwealth funding for University places is decreasing in nominal terms (worse in real!) Just in case there was any doubt

Read about how astrophysics, AI and drones can be used to identify shark species in real-time and aid in ocean conservation efforts, from our own honorary lecturer Dr Cormac Purcell SciCormac.

interesting fact for all dual-australian american citizens. I’ve just learned my unrealized gains in my superannuation are fully US taxable! help Arthur Sinodinos AO we need a new tax treaty! this literally would bankrupt many people.

Fighting bushfires is intensely challenging at all levels. We work with emergency management personnel to understand how technology could meet their needs into the future - read the report here buff.ly/3dYLBAH #australia #bushfires #research #ai #science #MachineLearning

New Huntsman telescope Huntsman Telescope to search for galaxies secrets abc.net.au/radio/programs…