Article Please login to favourite this article. Generating electricity 'out of thin air' Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers unveil a new device powered by a microbe. An exciting development in technology, making connections between Biology, Chemistry and... Years 6-7 & 10-12
Article, Professional Learning & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. A letter to year 12 students from Australia’s favourite astrophysicist* Careers in STEMSpace SciencesSTEM Alan Duffy Associate Professor Alan Duffy is an astronomer and physicist at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. He’s also lead... Years 11-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. A vampire star has been spotted sucking the life from its victim Space SciencesSTEM A white dwarf star in the middle of a feeding frenzy sheds new insight into vampire star systems. Suitable for... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New clues to the Milky Way’s age Earth & Space SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM By studying star-quake vibrations, scientists have a new estimate for the age of the Milky Way’s ‘thick disc’. This short... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Fireball over SA could have been a rarely seen “Minimoon” Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM It’s the Moon Mk2 – a minimoon orbiting Earth was spotted as it exploded in the atmosphere in 2016. This... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Incredible image of galactic centre discovers a supernova likely seen by Indigenous Australians Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM The explosive death of a star discovered within a stunning image of the centre of the galaxy could have been... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings star across the galaxy Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM A star has been yeeted by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy like a drunk ejected... Years 7 & 10
Career Profile Please login to favourite this article. Answers With... Assoc Prof Alan Duffy Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Associate Professor Alan Duffy Associate Professor Alan Duffy is an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology and Lead Scientist of... Years 3-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Astronomers find a small black hole. Or a giant neutron star. Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Discovery touches on two of the key questions in astrophysics. This article would be suited to students in years 7,... Years 7-10
Article & Career Profile Please login to favourite this article. Naming a NASA Mars Rover can change your life Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology When 12-year-old Clara Ma entered a competition in 2008 to name the next Mars Rover, she had no idea where... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New insights into habitability of Venus Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology Study finds lava flow didn’t contain water as previously thought. Use this article with students to demonstrate how scientific understanding... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. 10 Australian space innovations you need to know about EngineeringSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology Inspire students by showing them some incredible STEM technology being developed around them right now. Use this article as an... Years 7-12
