Article Please login to favourite this article. What do astronauts eat? Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM The challenges of growing plants in space. Learn about the exciting work taking place in Australia’s space agriculture and what... Years F, 4-5 & 7-8
Video & Film & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. The Observable Universe Space SciencesSTEM Space is a vast space to explore so get familiar with the key terms involved. This lesson plan and student... Years 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How was the asteroid belt formed? Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Travel back 4.6 billion years, to the beginning of the solar system, to learn how the asteroid belt was formed.... Years 7-8 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Supernova Observations of Aboriginal Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesSpace SciencesSTEM Aboriginal observations of new stars appearing in the sky are leading to new approaches in astrophysics research, write Pete Swanton... Years 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How to grow plants on Mars Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSpace Sciences Researchers find innovative way to improve soils on Mars for the cultivation of future colonising Earthlings. Learn how scientist have... Years F, 4-5 & 7-8
Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. A science poet’s guide to the galaxy Physical SciencesCareers in STEMSTEM Photons, physics and the power of performance: science poet, Rachel Rayner tells us how to communicate complex concepts. Learn about... Years 8-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Mountains of space junk could carry us to Mars EngineeringSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology New project aims to recycle and refine space junk into rocket fuel. Learn how an Australian company is trying to... Years 5, 7 & 10
Video & Film & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. A Spacetime Trilogy with Jared Kaplan Physical SciencesSTEM Jared Kaplan, theoretical physicist at John’s Hopkins University, looks to black holes, gravity, and even a dazzle of zebras, to... Years 10-12
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. 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