26 Jun 2020

Asteroids are the leftovers of planet formation. They have a lot to tell us about how the Earth formed, and maybe even how life got started.

25 Jun 2020

All about the Southern Cross, the Emu In The Sky, and the Jewel Box. Learn about these constellations, where the stories came from, the different stars that...

12 Jun 2020

Charley will present the results of a worldwide survey asking people "Are We Alone?". He will try to figure out if this question makes any sense......

9 Jun 2020

All about Orion, Scorpius and the Pleiades. Learn about constellations, where these stories came from, the different stars that make them up, and how to find...

29 May 2020

00:00:00 - Ryan Ridden-Harper: Eclipses and Shadows in Space. 00:25:10 - Dr Brad Tucker: virtual stargazing. 00:47:16 - Dr Marta Yebra: Helping Bushfire...

29 May 2020

Dr Yebra will present an overview of how satellite data informs bushfire management giving specific examples for the 2019-2020 fire season.

29 May 2020

Just like a basketball sitting in the Sun, planets and moons cast shadows. These enormous shadows can cause eclipses, change the colour of the Moon, and help...

28 May 2020

Most stars end their lives in brilliant explosions known as supernovae. Brad will show how our understanding of these objects has been revolutionised using new...

20 May 2020

A close look at a very distant and surprisingly active world, with icebergs the size of mountains, knifeblade ridges kilometres high, and a sea of nitrogen...

19 May 2020

Introducing basic equipment commonly used in amateur astronomy (aka stargazing), and learn how to choose your first telescope!

14 May 2020

To get an explosion big enough to send a rocket into space we need rocket fuel, made of HYDROGEN. Next time you want to travel to outer space, don’t take your...

12 May 2020

How are stars born? How do they die? And just how big are they? These questions and more answered in this brief talk on the lifecycle of stars.