Astronomy

Thousands of satellites are threatening ancient Indigenous astronomy practices

Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples worldwide have observed, tracked, and memorized all the visible objects in the night sky. This ancient star knowledge was meticulously ingrained with ...
Astronomy

How we can improve Indigenous representation in astronomy

If there’s one star pattern everyone can name, it’s the Big Dipper. Famous and easy to identify, it can be spotted even by people with no interest in astronomy. But according to Hilding Neilson, an ...
Australian Geographic

New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy

Two new coins have been released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The new coins released by the ...
Outside

National Parks Are Embracing Indigenous Astronomy

Spotting Orion or Ursa Major is a highlight of any camping trip, but Greek constellations aren’t the only stories scattered among the stars. For millennia, Native Americans have used the cosmos for ...
Forbes

Beyond The Eclipse: Stargazing Adventures And Aboriginal Astronomy In Australia

Osprey Bay, Cape Range National Park, Exmouth, Western Australia. While the Total Solar Eclipse in Exmouth, Western Australia, on April 20 at 11:27 a.m. is undoubtedly the highlight, there are plenty ...
Phys.org

Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Comets triggered Aboriginal tales of doom

Australia's first people viewed comets as portents of doom, a new study of Aboriginal astronomy has found. Writing on the pre-press website arXiv.org, Duane Hamacher from Sydney's Macquarie University ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aboriginal astronomers see emu in sky

Aboriginal bark paintings, stories and historical archives are helping an astrophysicist to learn more about Indigenous Australians' long history of documenting stars in the southern sky. Dr Ragbir ...
The Daily Telegraph

Indigenous astronomy honoured in Australian first at Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Now an exciting new installation and exhibition at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium (in the grounds of the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens) celebrates that history. Skylore: Aboriginal and Torres ...
The Conversation

New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them

Two new coins have been released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They feature artworks from ...
The Conversation

The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years

In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of ...
Phys.org

Thousands of satellites are polluting Australian skies, and threatening ancient Indigenous astronomy practices

Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples worldwide have observed, tracked and memorized all the visible objects in the night sky. This ancient star knowledge was meticulously ingrained with practical ...