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Searching 10 Million stars to see if anyone is home

Are we alone in the Universe? This fundamental question has propelled the curiosity of writers and scientists alike for hundreds of years. Although we continue to explore our solar system with spaceships and robots, other beings are unlikely to be close enough to see signals on the Earth directly. As light travels faster than any spacecraft we can build, our best chance of communication is likely through the detection of light.

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Exploring astronomical evolution with SPICA

Understanding the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars and planets are among the most fundamental objectives of Astronomy. Although a suite of space and ground-based telescopes have allowed impressive advances in recent years, our knowledge is still far from complete. In a suite of whitepapers for PASA we explore some of the key scientific breakthroughs that could be made with the Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA).

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Spiral Structures in Disc Galaxies

The Dawes Reviews are substantial, Open Access, reviews of topical areas in astronomy published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA) by authors of international standing at the invitation of the PASA Editorial Board.…

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