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Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium's Unofficial Web
More than one million visitors have attended star shows in the Planetarium's Cosmic Skydome which is located in the picturesque Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. The entrance is off Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane Planetarium - the place to learn about the southern sky and much more. For more information about the planetarium, or astronomy and space science, please explore this site. The planetarium's phone number is (07)-3403-2578.
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| Water: Just Add Starlight |
| Astronomy: 09.09.10, 13:02:58 by mib |
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When an unexpected cloud of water vapour was discovered by astronomers around the old star, IRC+10216, in 2001, they immediately began searching for the source. Stars like IRC+10216 are known as carbon stars and are thought not to make much water. ...
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| Mars' Enigmatic Elliptical Depression |
| Solar System: 31.08.10, 14:53:00 by mib |
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In the eastern hemisphere of the red planet, near the equator is an enigmatic elliptical depression, called Orcus Patera. It lies between the volcanoes of Elysium Mons and Olympus Mons, and how it was formed is a mystery.
The term 'patera' is ...
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| First Confirmed Planetary System |
| Astronomy: 27.08.10, 15:26:54 by mib |
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The first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet transiting (crossing in front of) the same star, has been discovered using NASA's Kepler spacecraft. The data for the sun-like star designated Kepler-9 showed the distinct transit ...
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| Universe Exploration Powered by Natural Energy |
| CSIRO: 10.06.10, 15:52:59 by mib |
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The Federal Government has announced that the CSIRO will receive $47.3 million for the development of solar and geothermal energy technologies to power SKA facility and its supporting computer centre. The Sustainable Energy for SKA facility will be ...
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| Hubble Catches Stars on the Move |
| Astronomy: 07.06.10, 15:05:43 by mib |
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Scientists are surprised to see signs of unrest in a massive cluster of stars. By comparing observations of the nebula NGC 3603 which were made ten years apart, astronomers have for the first time measured the tiny motions of several hundred young ...
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| Small Solar Events Have Large Scale Effects |
| Solar System: 26.05.10, 12:19:46 by mib |
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It has been known since the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century that Solar storms are a cause of technological problems. For the first time NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has allowed scientists to comprehensively view the dynamic ...
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| The Hidden Side of Star Birth Revealed |
| Astronomy: 07.05.10, 09:50:32 by mib |
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ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory's first scientific results show previously hidden details of star formation. The images reveal thousands of distant galaxies furiously building stars, and beautiful star-forming clouds draped across the ...
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| Stunning First Images from SDO |
| Solar System: 22.04.10, 15:27:09 by mib |
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Early images from NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, confirm the spacecraft's unprecedented capability to aide scientists in better understand our sun's dynamic processes. These solar activities affect everything on ...
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| Surfing an Alien Atmosphere |
| Solar System: 22.04.10, 13:41:18 by mib |
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Venus Express used its solar wings as sails to catch faint wisps of the planet’s atmosphere while travelling barely 180 km above the hot planet, during the 'aerodrag' measurements. The test used the orbiter as an exquisitely accurate sensor to ...
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| Lightning Seen on Saturn |
| Solar System: 15.04.10, 15:23:20 by mib |
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. Using the images, scientists have created the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet.
After waiting years for Saturn to dim enough for the spacecraft's ...
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