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CSIRO researcher, Dr Joshua Pease, works on the CyanoSat payload at the Space Optics Lab at the University of Adelaide.

Australia’s first hyperspectral imager succeeds in orbit 

The CyanoSat payload has captured its first hyperspectral image from orbit in an Australian first.

Australia at night from space

Australian Planetary Science Meeting 2024

Join researchers on 5-6 February to contribute to the future of planetary science in Australia. Submit abstracts by 1 December.

multiresolution scanner mounted on top of a tracked rover sitting on a Moon-like surface in the dust area of the ISRU Facility

Taking mining technology into orbit

Collaboration is the essential ingredient as CSIRO, Boeing and NASA adapt scanning and mapping tech for operations on the International Space Station.

Meet our researcher and satellite operator: Dr Amy Parker

Meet Dr Amy Parker and see how she's helping make satellite data more accessible to Australian researchers.

Food for extended space missions

Our researchers are working to develop new foods and food production systems for extended space travel.

Space startup Quasar takes off with CSIRO tech

Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.