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The solar system

The solar system

  • A catalogue of 25 “hot Jupiter” exoplanets
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    A catalogue of 25 “hot Jupiter” exoplanets

    BiologyCareers in STEMPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Astronomers are counting and analysing the planets beyond our Solar System – and their atmospheres. An exoplanet is a planet...

    Years 5, 7 & 10-12
  • How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?
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    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

    Earth SciencesPhysicsSTEM

    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes...

    Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
  • Look up for meteor showers in 2021
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    Look up for meteor showers in 2021

    Earth & Space ScienceSpace SciencesSTEM

    Your guide to the best showers this year. This resource is best suited for Earth and Space students in Years...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • As if space wasn’t dangerous enough, bacteria become nastier in microgravity
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    As if space wasn’t dangerous enough, bacteria become nastier in microgravity

    BiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Research from space flight missions has found that bacteria seem to become more resistant to antibiotics and mutate quicker in...

    Years 7-10
  • Career Profile: Margaret Hamilton
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    Career Profile: Margaret Hamilton

    Careers in STEMSpace SciencesSTEM

    Margaret Hamilton helped land the Eagle and won many accolades, but wasn’t in the movies. Educate students about an inspiring...

    Years 7-10
  • Mars is the place (in space) to be
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    Mars is the place (in space) to be

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Three missions, three countries, one destination. Inspire year 5 students in STEM by showing them the huge achievements being carried...

    Years 5
  • Hungry black hole among the most massive in the Universe
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    Hungry black hole among the most massive in the Universe

    PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    The massive black hole is 34 billion times the mass of our sun, and about 8,000 times bigger than the...

    Years 10
  • Astrophysicists find the exoplanet they wanted
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    Astrophysicists find the exoplanet they wanted

    PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    This exoplanet is the size of Neptune and orbiting a young star. This article demonstrates the importance of perseverance in...

    Years 9-10
  • Did Mars have rings? Will it again?
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    Did Mars have rings? Will it again?

    PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Moons tell a complicated family story. This article describes a recent hypothesis about the history of Mars and should be...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings star across the galaxy
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    Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings star across the galaxy

    PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    A star has been yeeted by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy like a drunk ejected...

    Years 7 & 10
  • New insights into habitability of Venus
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    New insights into habitability of Venus

    BiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace 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
  • To Mercury! And hopefully not beyond
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    To Mercury! And hopefully not beyond

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Topics: Earth and Space Sciences – The Solar System Additional: Careers, Maths, Technology, Engineering Concepts (South Australia): Earth and Space...

    Years 5, 7 & 10

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