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The big picture: stars, planets, solar systems, galaxies and the universe; space and time; cosmology; plus space technologies and facilities.
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Black holes
A black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape. The black hole has a one-way surface, called an event horizon, into which objects can fall but out of which nothing can come.
A black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape. The black hole has a one-way surface, called an event horizon, into which objects can fall but out of which nothing can come.
Dark Energy
Dark energy is the name given to an unexplained force that is drawing galaxies away from each other, against the pull of gravity, at an accelerated pace.
Dark energy is the name given to an unexplained force that is drawing galaxies away from each other, against the pull of gravity, at an accelerated pace.
Indigenous astronomy
Contemporary astronomers are exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' use of astronomy, to measure time, seasons, the calendar, and teach about culture and law.
Contemporary astronomers are exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' use of astronomy, to measure time, seasons, the calendar, and teach about culture and law.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic underground particle accelerator beneath the Franco-Swiss border. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in circumference at a depth ranging from 50 to 175 metres.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic underground particle accelerator beneath the Franco-Swiss border. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in circumference at a depth ranging from 50 to 175 metres.
Square Kilometre Array telescope
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope in development which will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. Its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument.
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope in development which will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. Its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument.
The Big Bang
The Big Bang Model is a broadly accepted theory for the origin and evolution of the universe.
The Big Bang Model is a broadly accepted theory for the origin and evolution of the universe.
The Drake Equation
The Drake equation is an attempt to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilisations in Earth's galaxy with which we might come into contact.
The Drake equation is an attempt to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilisations in Earth's galaxy with which we might come into contact.
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