Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Pluto’s icy volcanoes PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Massive cryovolcanoes on distant Pluto suggest the possibility of liquid water near the dwarf planet’s surface. This captivating article could... Years 5-6 & 10
Video & 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? ChemistryPhysicsSpace 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 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 & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: How do radio telescopes work? EngineeringPhysicsSpace 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 Please login to favourite this article. This planet literally has an iron sky ChemistrySpace SciencesSTEM Iron and titanium have been found in the atmosphere of the super-hot giant exoplanet, KELT-9b. Learn how scientists use chemistry... Years 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Why are stars, planets and moons round? PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Why the planets, stars and moons are all round (when) other large and small objects such as asteroids and meteorites... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Cleaning up our space junkyard PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM For the past 60 years we’ve been littering in space, and scientists are warning it’s about time we did something... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS MAGAZINE - Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesSpace SciencesSTEM For at least 65,000 years, First Nations Australians have understood Earth’s place in the solar system and the universe, write... Years 5
Article & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Where do meteorites come from? PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out where meteorites started their journey. This resource is... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article & Video Please login to favourite this article. Hubble turns 30 – The images that changed our view of the universe MathematicsPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology As the Hubble Space Telescope turns 30, astrophysicist Alan Duffy shares his favourite images and how they changed the way... Years 10-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Planet that never was is still interesting PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Astronomers believe the suspected planet is a dust cloud caused by a cosmic collision. Use this article with students in... Years 5, 7 & 10