By Ariel Marcy, 3 January 2024
We’d really be in the dark without our only natural satellite, the Moon. Now lunar rove on over and moon rock this quiz! (As always, we make no Apollo-gees for puns.)
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By Chenxin Tu, 15 March 2023
A solar eclipse is just around the corner! On 20 April this year, people around Australia and parts of Asia will have the opportunity to see the special event. Directly staring into the Sun is very dangerous, so learn how to safely watch the solar eclipse by building a solar eclipse viewer with us.
By Chenxin Tu, 8 March 2023
This quiz has a spacey flavour! So will you soar towards the stars and get full marks, or are you about to come crashing back to Earth?
By Chenxin Tu, 11 January 2023
We’re diving in and exploring bodies of water to celestial bodies, animal bodies to human bodies. Are you a busybody with the knowledge to get 5/5 in our latest quiz?
By Fiona Midson, 17 November 2022
This quiz is a bit of fun! Will you laugh it off and answer all our questions or will the joke be on you?
By David Shaw, 14 July 2022
Here are 5 fresh questions to juggle for this week’s quiz. Will you score high, or come crashing to Earth?
By David Shaw, 11 May 2022
What on Earth can jump the highest? Olympic high jumpers can clear more than 2 metres. Pumas might be the best animals at jumping, able to leap 7 metres into a tree. But a team of researchers from the USA have just made a robot that jumps higher than any animal!
By David Shaw, 18 November 2020
Here are five space science questions to challenge you. Is your mind a great expanse, or are you a bit spaced out?
By David Shaw, 20 June 2019
Earth is active down to its very rocks. Earthquakes and volcanoes shake our planet, and the continents themselves drift lazily across the surface. Compared to Earth, the Moon is a cold, hard rock. But even lunar rocks are more active than you might think.
By David Shaw, 19 June 2019
There are a few funny words in this week’s quiz. You’ll need to be on top of your sci-vocab if you want to score 5/5!
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