Tanya Hill

Tanya Hill

Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria

I am an extragalactic astronomer, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne, and am currently working in the field of science communication at Melbourne Planetarium.

I have been the Curator (Astronomy) at Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks since 1999, drawing on my background in research astronomy to create more than a dozen planetarium productions. The most recent of these are now screened in over fifty planetariums across sixteen countries world-wide.

I am proud to be the Australian Representative of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Science Outreach Network. This sees me working with Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) to promote ESO’s extensive research accomplishments throughout Australia.

I am also involved in projects to bring research astronomy data into the planetarium to both engage the public and to turn the planetarium into a tool for research astronomers wanting to know more from their data.

Latest articles by Tanya Hill

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A triple meteoric spectacle is set to grace our skies this weekend

By Jonti Horner, Tanya Hill published

This weekend might have three meteor showers active at the same time, combining to provide a celestial firework display almost all through the night.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A painting of the Leonid meteor storm of 1833 over the Niagra Falls by Edmund Weiß in 1888.

Fragments of a dying comet might put on a spectacular show — or pass by without a trace

By Jonti Horner, Tanya Hill last updated

Occasionally, Earth runs through a particularly narrow, dense clump of debris, resulting in a meteor storm.

Comets
A view of Mars from a NASA rover.

As new probes reach Mars, here's what we know so far from trips to the Red Planet

By Tanya Hill published

Three new spacecraft are due to arrive at Mars this month, ending their seven-month journey through space.

Mars