Blue Horizons: Australian space based Astronomy for a new decade

Join us at The University of Melbourne for a 2 day conference where we invite the Australian astronomy community to map the core science priorities for space-based astronomy research in the next decade.

The release of the Astronomy Decadal Plan for 2026-2035 saw a renewed interest by the community in participating in space-based astronomy research. The decadal plan calls for action within the community for a national coordinated approach to amplifying astronomy’s benefit to society through space technology. Exploring ways to build stronger ties between the Australian astronomy community, the wider Australian space science community, and the Australian Space Agency. It also calls for us to realise the synergies between current challenges in space use and the unique skillset of Astronomers for applications like space domain awareness, take full advantage of international space astronomy missions like Euclid and JWST, and contribute to the development of space instrumentation.

Today, in many ways, we find ourselves closer to space than ever before and the barriers only continue to drop away. Australian space-based astronomy is truly on the horizon. It's time for blue sky thinking, celebrating our current achievements and looking towards the future. We hope you can join us.