To celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, Scitech and Lotterywest have come together to present free astronomical viewing nights throughout the state.
Western Australia is poised to play a key strategic role in global attempts to understand the origins of the universe, after the official launch of a multi-million dollar southern hemisphere gravitational wave observatory project at the University of Western Australia.
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 19 countries from around the world.
Be a part of the Astronomy WA Challenge Cup this May, a fun filled annual secondary school event held at Scitech, involving groups of three students participating in Astronomy and Space Science activities and challenges throughout the day.
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.
The objectives for this website are to promote astronomy with a strong focus on Western Australia's contributions to the subject, and to provide useful resources for teachers, students, and others, professional or amateur, with an interest in the field.
The Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) project aims to bring about real and permanent improvements to the ways in which science, technology and mathematics are taught in our schools.
Many initiatives have been funded as part of this project, and this website is one part of one such initiative. Want to know more?
Fun stuff
Reach out and touch the stars
Did 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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Did 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.
Read our review of the Phun program that lets you model all kinds of crazy physics - gravity optional.