* Astronomy

A new frontier in marine science is about to be crossed when Australia's surrounding deep sea is explored using manned submersibles for the first time.
Known as Deep Australia, the project will draw researchers from around the world on a specially fitted out ship that will carry two submersibles capable of diving one kilometre down.
Researchers from the Universities of Queensland and Curtin (WA), AIMS and museums in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland will be at the forefront of the expedition along with a team of scientists from a variety of fields and organisations keen to discover what lies beyond our shores. The first of a number of expeditions is expected to launch in late 2007.

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