Did you know? Asteroids
This month we feature…. Asteroids Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost spherical to irregular like Eros which is...
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Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Did you know? Sundials
This Month . . . . Sundials. The earliest type of timekeeping device when people relied on the passage of the Sun through the sky to tell...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Did you know? Voyager Mission
This month . . . The Voyager mission. Launched 45 years ago they were the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and are now...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Did you know? The James Webb telescope
Bigger and better than the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) will look way back in time. The JWST will orbit at...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 11, 20221 min read
Did you know? The Light Year...
This month . . . The Light Year. A unit of distance, not time. A light year is an astronomical measurement of the distance light travels...
Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 17, 20221 min read
Did you know?...Dwarf planets
So, what is a dwarf planet …… Dwarf planets share many of the same characteristics as planets with one significant difference … a planet...
andrew14613
Dec 31, 20212 min read
A Truly Australian Star
As darkness descends around the end of December into early January evenings, a star within the Southern Cross with a uniquely Australian...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Did you know? the Kuiper Belt
DID YOU KNOW This month . . . The Kuiper Belt. Home to short period comets and icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system. The ...
Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Did You know?...Equinoxes.
There are two equinoxes every year. The March equinox also known as the autumnal equinox, and the September equinox or the spring...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Did you know? Artificial Satellites
This month . . . Artificial Satellites. From the launch of Sputnik which lead to the start of the Space Race between the Soviet Union...
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