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  • EXPLAINER: How do radio telescopes work?
    Video & Film & Explainer

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    EXPLAINER: How do radio telescopes work?

    EngineeringPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Astronomers have different ways of watching the universe, including optical telescopes like Hubble and radio telescopes like the SKA. But...

    Years 5, 7 & 9-10
  • How many stars are there in space?
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    How many stars are there in space?

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Exactly how many stars are in space? – MeeSong. Astronomer Brian Jackson answers a student’s question about the number of...

    Years 5 & 10
  • How making a film exploring Indigenous stories of the night sky enriched my perspective as a scientist
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    How making a film exploring Indigenous stories of the night sky enriched my perspective as a scientist

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Radio astronomer and filmmaker Steven Tingay tells the story of two children learning the astrophysical and Indigenous stories of the...

    Years 9-10
  • Meet Kanyini, South Australia’s first satellite
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    Meet Kanyini, South Australia’s first satellite

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Students capture the spirit of South Australia’s great space adventure. Learn about the first satellite to be sent to space...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • Phenomena – Episode 7: Gravity
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Phenomena - Episode 7: Gravity

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Gravity and matter are inseparable. This connection is visualised through a simulation of the orbital motion of solar systems and...

    Years 10-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians
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    COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences

    The Southern Lights of the Aurora Australis are writ large in the storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians, write Krystal De...

    Years 6-9
  • This planet literally has an iron sky
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    This planet literally has an iron sky

    Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Iron and titanium have been found in the atmosphere of the super-hot giant exoplanet, KELT-9b. Learn how scientists use chemistry...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Why are stars, planets and moons round?
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    Why are stars, planets and moons round?

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Why the planets, stars and moons are all round (when) other large and small objects such as asteroids and meteorites...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • Cleaning up our space junkyard
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    Cleaning up our space junkyard

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    For the past 60 years we’ve been littering in space, and scientists are warning it’s about time we did something...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • STEM CAREERS: Andrea Boyd – Space Engineer
    Career Profile & Video & Film

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    STEM CAREERS: Andrea Boyd - Space Engineer

    Careers in STEMEngineeringSpace SciencesSTEM in Action

    In this video resource Andrea Boyd, explores her inspiration for a career in Space Flight control, tells us about her...

    Years 5 & 7-10
  • COSMOS MAGAZINE: Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians
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    COSMOS MAGAZINE: Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesEarth & Space SciencesSpace Sciences

    For at least 65,000 years, First Nations Australians have understood Earth’s place in the solar system and the universe, write...

    Years 5
  • EXPLAINER: Where do meteorites come from?
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    EXPLAINER: Where do meteorites come from?

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out where meteorites started their journey. This resource is...

    Years 5, 7 & 10

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