Milky-Way.Kiwi is a social enterprise.
Every social enterprise has a beneficial goal, ours is to inspire people to think about our collective future and how they can actively contribute to it. We believe that quality science education with an added cosmic perspective can achieve that.
Our profits support the New Zealand Astrobiology Network.
New Zealand’s night skies are truly spectacular. After sunset, in winter, we can see the centre of our galaxy climbing at Zenith. We definitely see more stars here in the Southern Hemisphere because of that. In late spring, the Milky Way surrounds the horizon from all directions, as if Earth is floating in a cosmic ocean. This is the time to dive into Pacific Navigation.
Venture with us as we find out every month favourite objects and stories in the sky.
We partnered with Astroreality because they have amazing educational resources: 3D-printed mini planets, notebooks (and we always loved a good notebook), mugs – who wouldn’t want to drink their coffee with the Moon? All of these products are enhanced with augmented reality. What does that mean is that all you need to do is scan them with your phone and discover a wealth of up to date content and some very cool graphics. Check them out in our Cosmic Shop.
We love their quality and their tactile design: you can feel the surface of the planets on the models and the notebooks.
This is a series of videos we put together on some of our favourite objects in the sky. Happy hunting!
Milky-Way.Kiwi started as an astrophotography magazine back in 2009, the International Year of Astronomy.
Venus doesn’t capture a lot of press time as it’s often overshadowed by the more hospitable Mars and the more photogenic planets of Saturn and Jupiter. It’s not all quiet around Venus, as JAXA has Akatsuki orbiting Earth’s twin and sending back some great images and building our understanding of Venus.
This is a fly around of the area of Mars that the Perseverance rover will operate in.
The International Asteroid Day is observed every year on 30th of Jun. What prompted this and who is watching over us?
The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space was set up in 1959 to govern the exploration and the use of space for the benefit of all humanity.
The first human steps on the Moon were fifty years ago today. What an amazing achievement and a moment that brought the world together.
A partial lunar eclipse occurring on the 16-17 July 2019 coincides with the 50 years anniversary of Apollo 11 launching to the Moon. What doest that mean?
50 years ago Apollo 9 launched and carried three crew members around the Earth for ten days testing the spacecraft and systems that would ultimately take people to the Moon.
News from space in January and February 2019
Join us every weekend for a Star Safari in the dark and beautiful Wairarapa.
SLOOH is and amazing online astronomy programme that we have been using to learn about the night sky and we highly recommend it for anyone who wants to dive deep into the Universe. Slooh is awesome because you can use giant telescopes around the world to take amazing photos of the night sky, like the one above or do your own research.
Milky-Way.Kiwi is a social enterprise for quality and affordable access to the night sky run by professional space science communicators. We provide educational services for teachers and schools – Spaceward Bound NZ, stargazing and astronomy and space courses and programmes for the public – Star Safari and we write about space and astronomy with a New Zealand perspective.
At Star Safari, everyone 15 and younger is FREE because we believe that young people should not pay for inspiration.
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