A solar day is a measure of how long it takes the Earth to rotate from one noon to the next, and today’s summer solstice also happens to be the longest solar day of the year.
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Fossils of a whale thought to be found only in southern waters have been discovered at two sites in the northern hemisphere.
The Cassini space probe took us up close and through the beautiful rings of Saturn. It captured some amazing images, and even the sound of the rings during its mission.
The Cassini space probe discovered several new moons on its mission to Saturn, and revealed fresh views of the moons we already knew about.
With only days to go before NASA’s Cassini space probe ends its two-decade mission to explore Saturn, what has it revealed about the ringed planet, the second largest in our solar system?
Look towards north after sunset and the two gas giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn, can be seen among the stars. Jupiter is named for the Roman king of the gods and its great size allows it to shine with…
Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
We’ve just passed another winter solstice. Wednesday June 21 was the shortest day of the year. I live in Melbourne, so we had just 9 hours and 32 minutes of daylight, and it was dark and grey, so we certainly…
Australia’s new partnership with the European Southern Observatory will give our astronomers access to much bigger telescopes.
On Thursday evening, May 4, we’ll get our second chance to see the Moon pass directly in front of the bright star Regulus. From across Australia, the star will appear to blink out of view before emerging…
People used to think that when they looked up at the night sky, they were seeing all of space. Then American astronomer Edwin Hubble found out something so amazing, NASA named a telescope after him.
The ABC is encouraging us all to get out and observe the sky with their exciting Stargazing Live series to air April 4-6 with Professor Brian Cox and involving many astronomers across Australia. Here’s…
A group of astronomers are trying to reclassify Pluto as full ‘planet’. But there are good reasons to leave our classification system alone, and this doesn’t mean Pluto is any less interesting.
Across Australia, on the evening of February 11/12, the Full Moon will travel directly in front of the bright star Regulus. For about an hour, the star will be hidden from view as the Moon passes by. This…
2017 is looking to be a spectacular year for meteor showers. So here’s what to look out for in both the northern and southern skies.
A beautiful full moon will grace our skies on Monday November 14 this year. Full moons always rise around sunset, so look for it towards the east during evening twilight. Every month, occasionally even…
Look west in the evening sky and Venus is almost impossible to miss, shining with a brilliant steady light. In fact, it is so bright it’s often mistaken for a plane. On the evening of Friday October 28…
Last Friday, September 30, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission, which explored the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, reached its final conclusion and was heralded a resounding success. The…
Astronomers have found an Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest neighbour, the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri. So any chance that planet may be habitable?
A fantastic lineup of planets has been visible over the past few weeks. Glance upwards just after sunset and all five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – the only planets that can…
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Senior Curator, Society & Technology Department, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Research Associate, Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Chief Executive Officer, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Entomology/Arachnology Registration Officer, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Coordinator, Live Exhibits, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Head of Sciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Honorary Research Fellow, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator of Geology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator (Vertebrate Palaeontology & Palaeobotany), Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
