Western Sydney University Penrith Observatory

08/11/2022

Are you watching the lunar eclipse right now?

27/04/2022

Astronauts on their way to ISS

Four astronauts are now on their way to the International Space Station!

This morning at 3:52 a.m. ET, astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti launched from Launch Complex 39A, beginning their 15.5-hour journey to the orbiting lab.

The Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is set to dock autonomously to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 8:15 p.m. ET on April 27.

The mission is the fourth crew rotation to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket and the fifth SpaceX flight with NASA astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight in 2020 to the space station, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

📸: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

24/02/2022

WSU Careers offers a range of workshops to assist our students in improving skills that help you find the career you want.

WSU Careers regularly rotates and updates their workshops to ensure that our content is current and relevant to our students. If a workshop you are looking for isn’t here, don’t worry! We rotate throughout the year, so what might not be here one month may be here another.

Register via Careerhub: https://careerhub.westernsydney.edu.au/students/

If there is specific content you are looking for, e-mail [email protected] or call
(02) 4736 0424 for more information.

All workshops were correct at the time of printing and dates are subject to change. Please check CareerHub for updates and booking availability.

26/05/2021

Check out our live stream of the lunar eclipse!

Super Blood Moon Live Stream

27/04/2021

Head over to our YouTube channel now for a live stream of the Pink Supermoon!

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11/03/2021

Check out our FREE online Careers Education Workshops happening this week!

Registration and further information via careerhub, under events and workshops
https://careerhub.westernsydney.edu.au/

18/02/2021

Western Webinars
The Discover Western Webinar Series features live and on-demand webinars throughout the year.

Join our staff and student team as they provide key information to prospective students and to help you along your journey to success. Teachers, parents and families are also welcome to join in, find out more about what Western has to offer and see how to make the most of the student experience!

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/student-life/events/western-webinars.html

05/01/2021

In a huge step for science, an international collaboration of X-ray and radio astronomers (including astronomers and alumni from Western Sydney University) have used the latest generation telescopes eRosita and ASKAP to directly detect a 50 million light year-long filament in the cosmic web, which is linking two galaxy clusters.

A collaboration between Australian and German scientists gives an unrivalled view of the structure of the Universe.

24/12/2020

From everyone at Penrith Observatory and the School of Science, we’d like to say thank you to our staff and students for stepping up during the challenges this year.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a safe and prosperous new year.
Put your feet up, have a well-deserved rest and stay safe.

24/12/2020

Cultures around the world call the Pleiades constellation 'seven sisters', even though we can only see six stars today. But things looked quite different 100,000 years ago