Finding a planet the size of Jupiter in the Milky Way is the astronomical equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. But after a tumultuous year that began with bushfires at the Siding Spring Observatory, collaborators on the HAT-South network have done it – four times!

A flag commemorating the Centenary of Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Centenary of Canberra is now on board the International Space Station.

A multimillion dollar Space and Spatial Innovation Partnership, to be headquartered at Mount Stromlo, will create industry growth and jobs.