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We're closed 20, 25 and 26 Dec. Our Puppet Theatre is being refurbished from 16 to 18 Dec.

We're closed 20, 25 and 26 Dec. Our Puppet Theatre is being refurbished from 16 to 18 Dec.

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We're closed 20, 25 and 26 Dec. Our Puppet Theatre is being refurbished from 16 to 18 Dec.

We're closed 20, 25 and 26 Dec. Our Puppet Theatre is being refurbished from 16 to 18 Dec.

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We Are Aliens

Find out how scientists are looking for life beyond Earth and where we might find it!

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Planetarium Show

We Are Aliens seeks to answer the age-old question: are we alone or is there life beyond Earth? We join scientists in their hunt to solve this mystery by looking at recent discoveries of microscopic life forms on Earth and how they apply this knowledge in their search for similar conditions on other planets.

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60 mins

Age Group
Years 4 -10

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Planetarium

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Have you ever seen a blue whale poo? Check out this deposit off the southwest coast of WA! These giants can produce up to 200 litres of excrement with each bowel movement, and their poo is a key nutrient for the ocean environment. 🐋 . 📸: Ian Weise . . . #whales #bluewhale #southwestWA
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Governor’s School STEM Awards, announced on Tuesday at Government House by the Hon Kim Beazley AC and Hon Dave Kelly MLA Minister for Science. 🏆👏 . Melville Senior High School & Brookman Primary School received the Leadership Excellence Awards, with Hale School & Pannawonica Primary School as runners-up, awarded the Meritorious Leadership Awards. . The Governor’s School STEM Awards recognise the amazing work of #primary and #secondary schools who are leading the way in STEM education. . . . #ScitechWA #STEM #STEMeducation
Relive the nostalgic exhibitions of Scitech’s past in a special gallery on our new website (link in bio)! Which one's your favourite? . . . #ScitechWA #sciencemuseum #throwback #vintagescience
In a galaxy far, far away a star is born. But how? . Stars are created when gravity causes clouds of gas and dust to clump and compact together. As the density increases, the clump gets hotter and hydrogen atoms come together to form helium - consequently releasing heaps of energy. And so a star life begins... . 📸: Jeremy Thomas . #star #space #astronomy #astarisborn
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Engaging Western Australians in STEM

A star, two and half times larger than our Sun, has been caught *speeding* through the galaxy at 1,755km per second… https://t.co/GNQzWPMEVc

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Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation