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What is a satellite? What do they do? And why are there so many of them? Join us to explore the many different types of satellites orbiting our planet and discover some of the different jobs they do to help us every day. What special job will your satellite do?
Plants are an important part of any human space habitat. They give us food, and they make us feel good. But what do plants need to be able to thrive off-Earth? How can we grow enough food for astronauts living in space, on the Moon, or even on Mars?
Explore our Solar System, investigate what makes each planet unique, and find out why human-like life doesn’t thrive on planets other than Earth. Participants will then apply what they’ve discovered to invent a vehicle that they could use to explore a planet of their choice.
2023 was another big year for the Australian Space Agency and the nation's space ecosystem. Relive some of the milestone moments in our list below.
Plants are an important part of any human space habitat. They give us food, and they make us feel good. But what do plants need to be able to thrive off-Earth? How can we grow enough food for astronauts living in space, on the Moon, or even on Mars?
Regulations to conduct space activities were set up on 21 December 1998
The Australian Space Discovery Centre invite all little-astronauts to join us in-centre for space storytime. Each session will begin with a reading of a space book followed by an activity before attendees are invited to explore the Space Gallery.
Join Dr Tom Grace, a Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather Forecaster, to discover what drives space weather, why it matters to us here on Earth, and how we can measure and predict it.
This event has sold out and no more tickets are currently available. Please email info@discover.space.gov.au to join the waitlist.
This event has sold out and no more tickets are currently available. Please email info@discover.space.gov.au to join the waitlist.
This event has sold out and no more tickets are currently available. Please email info@discover.space.gov.au to join the waitlist.
This event has sold out and no more tickets are currently available. Please email info@discover.space.gov.au to join the waitlist.
Connect online with us to hear about exciting pathways to a career in the space sector.
From your classroom or your home, you can book into any of our digital sessions, each with a different Space Guest.
Information on this page is meant for teachers organising school excursions to the Discovery Centre.
Information on this page is meant for teachers organising school excursions to the Discovery Centre.
Plants are an important part of any human space habitat. They give us food, and they make us feel good. But what do plants need to be able to thrive off-Earth? How can we grow enough food for astronauts living in space, on the Moon, or even on Mars?
Roo-ver is the name of our history-making rover, but how much do you actually know about it?
'Australian companies are contributing to global space missions by being agile.'
The SpIRIT nanosatellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket and will fly in low Earth orbit for two years.