• Latest
  • Saved Stories
  • Search

    • Associate Professor Duane Hamacher

    ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D, School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

    See research profile
    The Boorong pride themselves upon knowing more of astronomy than any other thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    The Boorong pride themselves upon knowing more of astronomy than any other

    Research in Indigenous astronomy is not only changing narratives around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and traditions, it’s changing the history of science

    Sky fireballs and a shark in the stars: Indigenous art and astronomy thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    Sky fireballs and a shark in the stars: Indigenous art and astronomy

    Meriam elder Uncle Segar Passi shares his knowledge of weather, wildlife, sea, land and sky and how they influence his artwork, now featured on a new commemorative coin

    Coins and constellations thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    Coins and constellations

    The Emu in the Sky is one of Australia’s most famous dark constellations, holding special meaning for Aboriginal Australians. Now, it is being commemorated by the Royal Australian Mint

    The meaning in our stars thumbnail image

    Health & Medicine

    The meaning in our stars

    Throughout time, humankind has looked to the stars and recounted the meaning they see. We know this is true of many cultures, in many places. But time and place have influenced those narratives and how they were passed on.

    Indigenous astronomy thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    |

    Podcast

    Indigenous astronomy

    After moving from the US to study in Australia, astrophysicist Associate Professor Duane Hamacher now works to increase Indigenous representation in the astronomical and space sciences

    Subscribe for your weekly email digest

    By subscribing, you agree to our

    Acknowledgement of country

    We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

    Read about our Indigenous priorities
    Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352) | International: +61 3 9035 5511The University of Melbourne ABN: 84 002 705 224CRICOS Provider Code: 00116K (visa information)