Space Agriculture: From Crater to Plate
on 27/05/2024
With the Aurora Australis visible in the last couple of weeks you have probably spent some time staring up at the stars. Maybe wondering about the next Moon mission, or what life on Mars could look like? Space is an ever-fascinating topic, and a subject that truly brings science as...
A Day in the Life of the Adelaide Planetarium
on 15/05/2024
Over 400 years ago Johannes Kepler gazed into the night sky and revolutionised our understanding by revealing that planets orbit in ellipses rather than perfect circles, with those nearer to the sun moving at a faster pace than their distant counterparts. Today, within the Planetarium’s immersive dome, participants embark on...
Space Science at Hamilton Secondary College
on 08/03/2023
Hamilton Secondary College has a Vision to be South Australia’s leader in Space Education and equip future generations with the passion, knowledge and skills to be innovative, entrepreneurial and globally competitive in the space sector workforce. With Australia’s aim to continue growing its space sector workforce to reach 30,000 direct...
Why does the moon look a little different every night?
on 12/10/2022
Why does the moon look a little different every night? Why does our Earth experience different seasons? Why does the moon turn red during a lunar eclipse? These are just some of the questions our Year 7 Science class has been asking throughout our Earth and Space Unit. The students...
Prescott Southern Physics students fly into the stratosphere
on 27/01/2022
Toward the end of 2021, Year 11 students at Prescott College-Southern successfully flew a balloon to an altitude of 31 km over Adelaide and surrounds. Launched from Paris Creek in the Adelaide Hills, the payload (which comprised both cameras and sensors) was tracked and recovered 2.5 hours later near Strathalbyn....