For students

Want to find out what’s so special about the Earth and our nearest neighbour, do some lunar landscaping, map the Moon, or build your own International Space Station? Then read on below.

Earth seen from the Apollo 11 lunar module, descending to the Moon. Credit: CSIRO

The Earth and Moon

What's so great about our place in space?

Canberra Space Centre.

Visit us

Visit some of our sites to see a Moon rock, learn more about the iconic “Dish”, or immerse yourself in Australian science’s amazing history.

Full Moon

Mapping the Moon

We’ve got a handy Moon map to help show you around.

Apollo 16 moonscape

How big is the Moon?

One for the high school maths fans: How do you measure the size of the Moon using triangles?

Craters photographed by the Apollo 11 lunar lander.

Lunar landscaping

See how meteorites changed the moon's surface forever.

Gravity well

Have you ever wanted to experiment with the orbits of moons and planets? Time to make a gravity simulator!

Build your own International Space Station

Build your own paper model of the International Space Station (ISS).

Race in space

Build your own board game. The first person to Mars wins!