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Time to get your bags packed – APS 2016 is nearly here

Posted on April 1, 2016 by clairefb

APS2016 4-5 April Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ   Well all the conference bags are packed, name badges are printed and we’re pretty much ready to go! You can find the final version of our info sheet with … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Cosmos – Melbourne launch

Posted on March 22, 2016 by jwhitemelb

Last night, I came away from the launch of, Capturing the Cosmos in Melbourne very excited. The quality of the production blew me away. Congratulations to Tanya Hill and Warik Lawrence and all at Museum Victoria for a remarkable new … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Cosmos

Posted on March 18, 2016 by astrotanya

In a first for the APS, the new Australian planetarium show Capturing the Cosmos, will be released nationally in fixed planetarium domes around Australia, from Monday, March 21. This has been made possible through a partnership between Melbourne Planetarium and … Continue reading →

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APS 2016 Update – Schedule

Posted on March 10, 2016 by clairefb

APS2016 4-5 April Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ It’s now less than a month to this years APS meeting, thanks to everyone who put in a submission and to all those who have registered so far. It’s still … Continue reading →

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APS Early Bird Registration Deadline

Posted on February 22, 2016 by clairefb

APS2016 4-5 April Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ Its hard to believe that its nearly the end of February already, and just 6 weeks to the APS conference. The deadline for Early Bird registration is Monday 29th February, … Continue reading →

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Mission Complete

Posted on February 11, 2016 by warikl

*Reprinted on behalf of SciTech On 3 February 2016, Scitech launched a weather balloon into the stratosphere with a very special mini-astronaut onboard. The launch was part of Scitech’s ‘Get Your Face Near Space’ competition and the lucky first place … Continue reading →

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APS 2016 – Registration now open

Posted on January 21, 2016 by clairefb

4-5 April Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ   Now that the new year is in full swing its time to look forward to this years APS conference. You can find further details about APS 2016 at APS info 2016, and … Continue reading →

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APS 2016 – Call for Submissions

Posted on December 24, 2015 by clairefb

4-5 April Space Place at Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ Plans for the 2016 APS conference are moving along quickly and more information and registration details will be appearing early in the new year. In the meantime if you are planning to attend … Continue reading →

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UNSW Physics at the Science Festival

Posted on October 28, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Australian Museum was host to the annual Science Festival that is held over National Science Week. Activities are dedicated towards Primary Students (11 – 13 August), the Community (15 August) and Secondary Students (18 – 20 August). UNSW Physics … Continue reading →

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Deadline for submitting IPS abstracts has been extended

Posted on October 21, 2015 by warikl

The IPS 2016 conference is now approaching.  The deadline for submitting abstracts to the conference has now been extended until the 26th of October 2015, 23.59 UTC. Proposals can be submitted on-line via registration form on the website http://www.ips2016.org/.   In the program section … Continue reading →

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