Journey to the Centre of the Earth🌌

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe – One Kilometre at a Time

📅 When: Tuesday, 17 June 2025

⏰Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (4-hours)

📍 Where: ANSTO Discovery Centre (New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234)

👩‍🔬 Ages: High School students and above (Adults)

💲 Price: Tour of ANSTO and public lecture free. Optional dinner - $61

What happens when you take physics two kilometres underground?
Join us for a mind-blowing dive beneath the Earth's surface to explore some of the most cutting-edge science happening right now — hidden deep below our feet. Imagine conducting research in an environment so isolated from the background noise that the smallest signals, which are undetectable at the surface, can be measured with extraordinary precision.

In this captivating session, you’ll venture into the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) in Victoria and SNOLAB in Canada—two of the quietest places on Earth, where scientists search for the secrets of dark matter, develop quantum technologies, and study life in extreme environments.

6:00 - 6:30 pm: Tour of Low-Level Radiation Laboratories

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Journey to the Centre of the Earth Presentation

8:30 - 10:00 pm: Optional Dinner at Rocksalt, Menai ($61pp, for in-person attendees only)

Meet the experts:

Prof Richard Garrett – SUPL Chief Scientist & ANSTO Honorary Fellow
Assoc Prof Tony Hooker – University of Adelaide & Principal Radiation Advisor, South Australian EPA

Don’t miss this underground adventure into the unknown. It’s science at its most extreme — and most exciting.