It’s Matariki season!
May 18, 2017
It's no secret that we love Matariki at Stardome. In the days leading up to the month of Matariki Stardome is filled with students here to learn about this unique New Zealand connection to the...Read More
News - Astronomy
The beginning of the End – Goodbye Cassini
May 1, 2017
It was the beginning of the ‘Grand Finale’ of a 20-year journey as spacecraft Cassini dove between Saturn and its rings on Wednesday (26 April). The area between Saturn and its rings is...Read More
Out in the Night – Asteroid Springsteen
February 20, 2017
Bruce Springsteen is a rock star for the ages. His hits, too numerous to list, define the genre. This month Springsteen lands in Auckland to play to thousands at Mt Smart Stadium. Meanwhile,...Read More
Top 10 Astronomical Events of 2016
December 8, 2016
Every year incredible observations, discoveries and unexpected surprises occur in the world of science and astronomy. Here’s a list of some of our favourites! 10. Supermoon, supermoon and...Read More
Asteroid Day
June 27, 2016
Thursday 30th of June marks Asteroid Day, a relatively new annual global awareness movement that encourages people to come together to learn about asteroids and the potential impact effect on our...Read More
From Earth to Beyond – Yuri’s Journey
April 5, 2016
This year marks the 55th Anniversary since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to make it through our little blue planet's atmosphere and out into space. For many years, the United States and the...Read More
Why Do We Have Leap Years?
February 25, 2016
Every four years we have an extra day added at the end of February and this is all because of our orbit around the Sun and the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian...Read More
New Era in Astronomy
February 12, 2016
The confirmed detection today of gravitational waves by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration ushers in a new era in astronomy, as momentous as Galileo’s first observations of the heavens with his...Read More
Astronomical Advantages of Extra-terrestrial Observatories
February 4, 2016
Space is mostly just that – empty space. There is really only one thing getting in the way of our view of the distant stars and planets: Earth’s atmosphere. When it is daytime here on...Read More
Top 10 Astronomical Events of 2015
December 27, 2015
The year is almost over, so let’s look back at the exciting astronomy and space science developments of 2015. 10: Hubble turns 25 This year Hubble Telescope celebrated 25 years of delivering...Read More