Alan Duffy
@astroduff
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Professor in Astrophysics and Pro Vice Chancellor Flagship Initiatives at @Swinburne
Melbourne
Joined July 2012
The world has many challenges in this century that require more science and technology, not less, to address. To make those choices about addressing these challenges, we need a scientifically informed electorate. 1/N.
Alan Duffy @astroduff, Professor in Astrophysics and Pro Vice Chancellor Flagship Initiatives at @Swinburne and Professor Steve Chapman, Vice Chancellor @EdithCowanUni discuss all things space at the #UASolutionsSummit.
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RT @paule_ignatio: Thanks Tokuro Furuya CG of Japan, for visiting the ๐ซ๐ท๐ฆ๐บIndo-Pacific center for energy transition (FACET) @Swinburne #Melโฆ.
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TestFlight1 Update: .Weโre watching the weather and targeting ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐๐น๐ (๐๐๐ฆ๐ง), ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ for the start of our new launch window.๐. Follow us at for the latest on #TestFlight1.
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RT @Science_Academy: In our vision for Australian astronomy, the nation reaps the rewards from excellence in fundamental science, innovativโฆ.
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RT @NASA: "Thanks for flying @SpaceX.". ๐ Current Location: Planet Earth . A 2:48pm ET, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug splashed down, markinโฆ.
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RT @dedcena: Itโs up! @ConversationEDU article on the practical and ethical issues of lunar mining with the brilliant @astroduff !. https:/โฆ.
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Imagine youโve worked 12 hours in hot and dirty conditions. Some of your co-workers have collapsed or been injured. You wish you could just get another job. But you canโt. Youโre stuck in space.
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Hope you all get the chance to enjoy #PeterAndTheStarcatcher while itโs on at the Arts Centre Melbourne too! . (And on a personal note I finally got to wear my cardigan jacket from #AnthonySquires to a red carpet event ๐ช).
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A special shout out to the comedic chemistry of @pjhelliar and Colin Lane - canโt believe how many laughs a certain moustached pirate got out of my daughter.
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Hope you all get the chance to enjoy #PeterAndTheStarcatcher while itโs on at the Arts Centre Melbourne too! . (And on a personal note I finally got to wear my cardigan jacket from #AnthonySquires to a red carpet event ๐ช)
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Our galaxy sure is a hungry one! ๐คค.
Latest from ESA Gaia - streams everywhere! This was anticipated in a string of great papers reviewed by us in 2002 (below), Johnson & Bullock (2005), etc. dating back to at least Ibata et al (1994).
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WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!!!. We are so excited to announce that HyImpulse successfully launched their SR75 rocket from Southern Launchโs Koonibba Test Range in a milestone achievement for commercial launch capabilities in Australia!
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RT @SouthernLaunch: WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!!!. We are so excited to announce that HyImpulse successfully launched their SR75 rocket from Southerโฆ.
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RT @DSI_VIC: Two ๐ฆ๐บ teams are going into the next round of #XPRIZEWildfire ๐๐๐๐๐. Congratulations @AkulaTech with @Swinburne, @UniversitySโฆ.
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Today @AussieAstroKat graduates from basic astronaut training. After spending the last 13 months in Germany, Katherine is about to become the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag.
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Thrilled to see my @Swinburne colleagues working with @AkulaTech on this exciting fusion of space and AI technologies that now goes to the next round of #XPRIZE ๐ . (And my thanks @aravindEO for your efforts judging! ๐).
. @xprize has announced the 20 Qualified Teams for the next round of the XPRIZE Wildfire Space-Based Detection & Intelligence track. It was an honour to be part of the Judging Panel. Congrats to the selected EO solutions. Can't wait to see them in action!.
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RT @arc_gov_au: What happens when two black holes collide? By studying gravitational waves, @ARC_OzGRav at @Swinburne is tackling the extreโฆ.
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This is a super cool way to explore the universe (and share the outstanding science @ARC_OzGRav is doing!).
2023 @ShawPrize in Astronomy winner and Director of @ARC_OzGRav Prof. @matthewbailes just unveiled a new app, OzGravโs Virtual Universe (OzVU), which allows you to quickly visualise and fly around a virtual universe. More ๐ @arc_gov_au #SwinburneUIIN
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RT @Swinburne: To kick off our Swinburne-@UIIN Symposium, Vice-Chancellor Pascale Quester welcomes attendees to the launch of OzGrav 2.0 anโฆ.
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RT @ConversationEDU: The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mentโฆ.
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The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mental illness and violent crime?
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Proud of this as an Australian who loves space and sees the value for this nation in it!.
Australian-made, Australian-owned #sovereign space capability. ๐. @abcnews:
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