Evolution of Soviet space launch vehicles, with the Sputnik launcher second from left.
The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.
Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...
Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes...
See some key dates relating to early discoveries about natural and artificial satellites in this timeline.
Artificial sensors and probes enable us to overcome the limitations of our human senses and extend them in novel and useful ways, using the scientific concepts...
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