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This is where we’ll share updates, newsletters, astronomy insights, seasonal sky events, and stories connected to Stonehenge Aotearoa.
Building on Mars: A 3D-Printed Future
Mars, the red planet, has long been a source of fascination for humans. With its vast deserts and canyons, it is a starkly beautiful place, but also one that is inhospitable to human life. However, recent advances in technology have opened up the possibility of...
Voyager 1: Still Going Strong After 46 Years
Imagine a spacecraft launched in 1977, the same year the first Star Wars movie hit theaters. Now imagine that same spacecraft is still out there, exploring the vastness of space, billions of miles from Earth. That's Voyager 1, a testament to human ingenuity and...
From Simple Sling to Orbital Launcher
The Ancient Sling The sling, an ancient weapon, has been around for thousands of years. It consists of a small cradle or pouch connected to two retention cords. A projectile is placed in the pouch, and the sling is swung in an arc. At the right moment, a tab is...
January 2025 star chart
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Clouds of Magellan & The Relic
Early evening, looking to the south, you will see two glowing clouds of light that look like detached portions of the Milky Way. These are the Clouds of Magellan, two external galaxies that are satellites of the Milky Way. The Large Cloud is 169,000 light-years away...
Explore Stonehenge Aotearoa
Nestled in the rolling hills of Carterton, Stonehenge Aotearoa is a modern adaptation of the ancient astronomical marvel.
Summer Solstice
In our calendar there are four special days which, long before the dawn of civilization, have been celebrated around the world. These are the two equinoxes and the two solstices. These four days mark the changing of the seasons and, in the ancient world, a change in...
December 2024 star chart set
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From Hyperloop to Mars
Elon Musk’s version of Subterranean Living Mars has a super thin atmosphere, meaning it doesn't protect you from the sun's harmful radiation like Earth does. It also gets crazy hot and cold there, way more extreme than what we're used to. So, living underground on...
Buckle up and explore space – what’s on offer
Okay, imagine a bunch of countries teaming up to go back to the Moon – that's the Artemis program! It's like the biggest, most exciting school project ever, and NASA is leading the way. They're planning to send the first woman and the first person of colour to the...
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