Australia may gain a National Space Science Institute and send a spacecraft to a fiery death into the sun during the next 10 years, under a proposal by the nation's space scientists.
Australian space scientists plan to send a spacecraft to a fiery death to learn about the sun's corona and the origin of solar winds
The A$100 million national plan also includes the launch of two satellites and a network of measuring instruments to predict and monitor space weather and climate change phenomena in the region
Decadal Plan for Space Science is being drafted for the national space science committee of the
Australian Academy of Science
and is intended "to build a true presence as a nation for Australia in space for less than A$100 million"
Aurora Australis, the southern lights, are seen during strong geomagnetic events
research into the cosmos and the earth's surface is relatively well funded in Australia
But he says the "science of our solar system" needs to be made a funding priority.
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