Eloise Birchall: Where Do Stars, Planets and Moons Come From?

How do stars form, where does the solar system come from, what are moons and how did ours get there?

Dr Brad Tucker: The Sun, Earth, and Moon

We will talk about how the Earth, Sun, and Moon all work together. We'll touch on day/night, seasons, and the phases of the Moon. We'll do a demo of the phases and seasons that you can do at home, not only for the Moon but other planets! We'll also talk about viewing the phases of the Moon and Venus this month.

Earth is a less volatile version of the Sun, study finds

ANU scientists have found that Earth is made of the same elements as the Sun but has less of the volatile elements such as hydrogen, helium, oxygen and nitrogen.