10–17 Aug 2024
Across Sydney
The Earthrise photograph was captured by astronaut William Anders during the 1968 Apollo 8 mission and depicts Earth as a fragile blue marble amid the vast blackness of space. This was the first colour photograph of Earth from space, and it forever shifted humanity’s perception of our planet. Half a century later Sydney Science Festival brings together leading creatives and scientists from around the world who are radically rethinking our understanding of the sky, Country and each other.
Events
![People waiting outside a building.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/7c69be3639040d03db12822d6579899a83931807-7500x5625.jpg?fp-x=0.2659871718462776&fp-y=0.6568627450980391&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Castle Hill Science Day
10 Aug Event Castle Hill
![Dancing person in front of stars.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/7c79fee40ec4d879c1b61f7dfd4177f77fe1e414-1799x1172.jpg?fp-x=0.5008561643835617&fp-y=0.5868000757527917&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Celestial Emu
13—14 Aug Late Sydney Observatory
![Woman standing on space station.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/cb3d25adad804a1e4450e6c44cf0523173845b6e-1799x1172.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Space for Earth | Susmita Mohanty
13 Aug Talk UTS Chau Chak Wing Auditorium
![A man in dark trousers, white T-shirt and hat looks through a screen on a tripod as he stands in a desert-like environment.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/d0d3d25dd6545f500f15c09337e90e92cb5a0f4d-1799x1172.jpg?fp-x=0.39724397006100187&fp-y=0.3862097550955592&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Our Crowded Skies | Moriba Jah and Trevor Paglen
14 Aug Talk Parramatta Town Hall
![Two figures wearing space suits walk amongst a desert ranch.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/c93e1d5b6924446b18f38535c1753adf9165fdea-1799x1172.jpg?fp-x=0.2661090418797022&fp-y=0.46054542011236665&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Passport to Space | Susmita Mohanty and Maya Nasr
15 Aug Talk Parramatta Town Hall
![Side profile of woman in a space helmet, smiling.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/02adba0f712de5f99bbd1654b87b8809795cd277-5177x2912.jpg?fp-x=0.4323034417139341&fp-y=0.5&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Bodies in Space | Katherine Bennell-Pegg and Xin Liu
16 Aug Talk UTS Great Hall
![Little boy looks through telescope.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/e9069abe49b100ae74d15edc2cabe5893b0440bf-1799x1172.jpg?fp-x=0.5115715967465745&fp-y=0.5&w=86&h=115&q=75&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&auto=format&dpr=2)
Sydney Science Festival Family Day
17 Aug Event Parramatta Square