GOES-O goes off

Photo courtesy of NASA/Kim Shiflett

After cancelling the launch of a weather satellite, ironically due to bad weather, NASA successfully relaunched last week, marking the latest technology from the space agency to study both meteorology and climate change.
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Square Kilometre Array

Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI and ALMA/ESO/NRAO/NAOJ

The SKA is a truly international radio telescope project; over fifty times more powerful than the world’s largest existing telescope it is currently being developed by 17 countries from around the world.

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Houston...we have a winner!

Marcus Bunn, 16, Trinity College

One lucky Trinity College student is embarking on the trip of a lifetime, after receiving a scholarship to represent Australia at Houston Space Camp later this month.
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Earth and Beyond modules

red galaxy

These resources have been designed by Ray Priskich to assist educators intending to provide astronomy learning to students from 14 to 16 years of age in Western Australia.

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Skippy Sky jumps into view

Thursday, 02 July 2009

article thumbnail  A new website is turning heads in the meteorological and astro community with its accurate weather forecasts, including the lowdown on all manner of cloud cover for stargazers struggling with...
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Getting closer to the moon

Thursday, 25 June 2009

article thumbnailAs the world prepares to celebrate 40 years since the moon landing, NASA’s orbiter has successfully entered orbit around the moon to pave the way for further exploration.
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Saturn, up close and personal

Thursday, 25 June 2009

article thumbnailDaphnis, the tiny moon orbiting Saturn, has cast long shadows across the planet’s rings, shown in a recent image taken by Cassini.
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Artists showcase night sky

Thursday, 18 June 2009

article thumbnailArtists from the State’s Mid-West have provided an impressive range of original works for an exhibition called ‘Ilgarijiri – things belonging to the sky’.
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Students capture stars

Thursday, 18 June 2009

article thumbnailStudents from across the State are capturing remarkable images of the sky, thanks to the Astronomy WA Student Research Project, hosted by Trinity College Observatory this year.
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3DDid you know we have a 3D image gallery? We've got instructions on how to build your own 3D glasses to see the images properly.

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PhunRead our review of the Phun program that lets you model all kinds of crazy physics - gravity optional.

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