SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
SciVR – Ballarat
SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and helicopter…
SciVR – Discovery Science and Technology Centre, Bendigo
SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and helicopter…
SciVR Virtual Universe – Burnie
NOTE: This event involves participation at home with a smartphone or another device that can connect to the internet. SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen –…
Building the Universe, Brick By Brick
The Young Stars will build a model of the Universe as it grew from the Big Bang to today, using LEGO. The kids will get to see how matter evolved over billions of years, and get hands-on with their own LEGO, which we will provide for those in the ACT thanks to Inspiring The ACT….
That’s Elementary, My Dear: Satellites that detect environmental change
Have you ever heard the saying It’s hard to see the forest for the trees? Sometimes a little distance is what we need. We can learn a lot about Earth by observing it from a distance. Surprisingly, we can even learn a lot about what’s happening just on the surface of Earth. Join UNSW Sydney Professor of…
Under the Milky Way at Wave Rock
Come join us at Wave Rock to celebrate Nation Science Week. This event will be held at the base of Wave Rock itself, from 4.30pm to 9pm, 13 August. We will be capturing a full dome 360° image of the heart of our Milky Way directly overhead, along with Wave Rock landscape. Food vans will be…
Sikorsky Australia’s Plane Simple Presentation Takes Off
Sikorsky Australia, together with Nowra Show Society, Shoalhaven Defence & Industry Group and Regional Development Australia Far South Coast are proud to host the presentation of the Plane Simple 2020 winners and launch the 2021 Plane Simple event. This will take place at Sikorsky Australia at 10.30am on Friday 20 August as part of National…
Science Tall Tales
Why would a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you a snapshot of…
Future Scientist Career Quiz
Scientists are humanity’s frontline. Wherever answers are needed they lead the charge – overcoming complex global challenges, solving real-world problems and developing solutions for the future. Incredibly, science is predicted to bring more human progress in the next 50 years than the previous 400 combined. Fighting climate change… saving lives… sustaining the environment… ending hunger……