Stardome Observatory and Planetarium

Using the Matariki star cluster as a context for learning can cover many different subjects. Matariki is also known as...

Astronomy is a fascinating, complex and deeply rewarding subject. Celestial objects have been studied by humankind for millennia and are...

In 2018, NASA launched a thrilling mission unlike any other to date. From Cape Canaveral, the Parker Solar Probe was...

Our Solar System, and all other star systems, form from a collapsing nebula. Often called stellar nurseries, nebulae are the...

Black holes are a scientific mystery – there is so much still to discover. The first image of a black...

On 5 August 2017, 54.6 million kilometres from Earth, amongst the red dust and rocks, the familiar tune of Happy...

An eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when something obscures something else – it eclipses it! This may sound...

A significant part of our nightscape, the Moon has been the subject of myths, alternative conceptions and conspiracies for decades....

Māori ancestors possessed a wealth of astronomical knowledge that they referred to as tātai arorangi.

Join Andrea Soanes and Angela Schipper as we unpack ideas connected to Te Kāhui o Matariki and Environment Aotearoa 2022...

Tātai arorangi, Māori astronomical knowledge, is fundamental to te ao Māori. It forms a significant pillar of whakapapa stretching back...