Particle WA

Please Look Up

Science EN ↓ 5 episoder

Tune in each month for a guided tour of the night sky as seen from Perth, Western Australia. Each episode highlights all of the fascinating constellations, planets, and asteroids that you should be keeping an eye out for in the night sky. And don't worry, we'll also be highlighting the latest in space news so you'll always be in the know when it comes to the extra-terrestrial. Please Look Up is brought to you by https://particle.scitech.org.au/ (Particle) and powered by http://scitech.org.au/ (Scitech).

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Particle WA

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Science

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5. okt. 2026

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Oct 26: Saturn's New Shape, Potential Dark Matter & Space Potatoes 05.10.2026 46:15

This month Leon and Alyshia explore the wonders of the October night sky, starting with Saturn's intriguing new shape and the potential discovery of dark matter and some questionable pictures sent to the moon. Saturn's Decagon https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole/ Interesting Read: https://www.fearandwine.com/post/saturn-decagon-sou...

September 2026: Rogue Rockets, Untethered Astronauts & Extremely Large Telescopes 03.09.2026 46:50

September 2026: Rogue Rockets, Untethered Astronauts & Extremely Large Telescopes This month on Please Look Up, Leon and Alyshia look to the September skies, where Venus meets the Moon, Mercury makes a brief appearance and the constellation Ophiuchus wrangles a celestial snake. Back on Earth (and the Moon), a rogue SpaceX rocket creates a brand-new lunar crater, China has a spectacular space fail...

What's up in August? Teapots at the centre of the Galaxy, Telstra GPS Fails, and Human Water Balloons 04.08.2026 56:19

This month Alyshia & Leon discuss Australia's accidental trip back to 2006, a giant space teapot, glowing red-hot rockets & the telescope hunting the universe's biggest mysteries. This month we're pointing to the centre of the Milky Way with a cosmic teapot, celebrating the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, watching Space X reusable rockets survive another test flight, and asking...

What's up in July? Galaxy Subclumps, Space Jellyfish & Yelling at the moon 02.07.2026 51:50

This month Alyshia & Leon discuss galaxy sub-clumps, space jellyfish, weird egg shaped stars & yelling at the moon. *Disclaimer - There's a 4 letter swear word around 30 mins in that starts with an "s." Alyshia's Space Pic: https://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/space-jellyfish-fuelburny.jpg Leon's Space Pic/ Space Fail: https://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/0...

November 2023 10.11.2023 19:51

Leon is joined by Sharna, a Scitech Planetarium Presenter, to highlight a collection of creatively named objects you can see in the Perth night sky. Some examples include Grus the Crane and the Spare-tyre nebula. The duo also discuss how scientists are going to calculate the weight of our universe. To find out more about WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/ Credits Hos...