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Sometimes your favourite coffee cup leaves a ring on the table, or on that important document! But rings that you're always happy to see are the ones around Saturn. Saturn with its system of rings is arguably the most spectacular sight in the solar system. So what is it like to see Saturn with your own eyes? how was its system of rings discovered? and what are we doing to learn about Saturn now?
Get comfortable with your favourite coffee and let's take a closer look.

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So many questions about the International Space Station. What do the astronauts do in their free time? Why did they do that twin study? But coolest of all, how do I see the International Space Station from my back yard?
Grab a coffee, and let's take a look
 
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Got five minutes for a coffee? Grab your favourite cup, and hit play to take a closer look at Earth's magnetic field, it's stranger than you think! Let's see what makes it work, and explore the history of how north strangely becomes south sometimes. Stick around to see when it's likely to happen next.
 
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Black coffee and black holes, get caffeinated for this one. Black holes are some of the weirdest things in the universe, so let's understand them a bit better this coffee break.

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Pluto is famous these days for not being a planet. What happened? You've got a coffee, we've got some of the answers.

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Coffee break time again. So we see all these amazing pictures from rovers on Mars, and flybys of distant planets, but how do those pictures get back to Earth? Who's listening? and what is Australia's role in all of this?
Check out https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

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You've got your coffee, we've got some pretty cool facts about eclipses. If you've ever wondered about how a solar eclipse happens, or maybe why they're so rare, then wonder no more! And what is an orbital node anyway?

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Coffee smells nice today, and why do we need a leap year? When did we start doing the leap day and what would happen if we didn't bother with 29 February?
What was unique about the 2000 leap year?

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The biggest question - and a coffee break. How did the universe begin? Why can't we talk about what happened before the universe began? And how will the universe end?

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We hear a lot about the size of the planets in the solar system and beyond, but how far apart are they? Let's grab a coffee and find out by using a really relatable scale, you might be surprised!
Visit the scale model Solar System Trail stkildamelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Solar_System_Self_Guided_Trail_web_friendly.pdf

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