Welcome to Questacon

Welcome to Questacon

At Questacon, we’re creating a better future through engagement with science, technology and innovation across Australia.

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Kid jumping in the Excite Q gallery
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Early childhood
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Educators
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The Moon sculpture in the Questacon galleries.
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A family group watching their stacks of orange blocks as a staff member watches on during a simulated earthquake shake
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Three children watch pendulums swing in an exhibit
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Did you know

Even at the speed of light, signals and messages from Earth take about 1.2 seconds to reach the Moon.

See The Moon

Did you know

In space no space is wasted! As there is no up or down, all the surfaces inside a spacecraft are packed with equipment.

Experience a space station

Did you know

Human ears cannot hear all sounds. For a human to hear something, the object producing the sound needs to vibrate between 20 and 20,000 times every second.

Make some noise

Did you know

Glaciers typically move at about 25 cm every day.

Experiment with erosion

Did you know

The adult human body has 206 bones.

Explore inside the body

Questacon acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians and first scientists, makers and innovators of this land and their continuing connection to Country. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.

About acknowledgement art

About acknowledgement