{"id":944908,"date":"2026-10-29T07:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944908\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T07:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:50:09","slug":"get-starstruck-in-perth-have-a-go-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944908\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Starstruck in Perth\u00a0 &#8211; Have a Go News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haveagonews.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian.png\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-696x391.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Smithsonian\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journey through distant galaxies, witness an exploding star and explore the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way \u2014 all without leaving Perth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience\u00a0makes its Western Australian debut at Northbridge Centre on November 26, bringing space science to life through virtual reality and interactive storytelling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the approximately 40-minute adventure takes visitors from an observatory in Arizona into deep space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wearing wireless headsets, visitors move through three-dimensional environments, with their companions appearing alongside them as digital avatars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing on observations from telescopes including Hubble, James Webb and Chandra, the journey explores the spectacular Pillars of Creation, simulates the red supergiant Betelgeuse exploding as a supernova and encounters Sagittarius A*, our galaxy\u2019s supermassive black hole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you\u2019re a lifelong stargazer, a science documentary fan or looking for an outing with curious grandchildren, Starstruck offers a fresh perspective on the universe. The experience is recommended for ages 10 and over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to experience it for yourself? We have tickets to give away! Pick up the November issue of Have a Go News for competition details and how to enter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smithsonian Starstruck opens on November 26 at Northbridge Centre, 30 Beaufort Street, Perth. For session and ticket information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smithsonianstarstruck.com\/perth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smithsonianstarstruck.com\/perth<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Journey through distant galaxies, witness an exploding star and explore the black hole at the centre of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":944909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[305,64,63,21101,512133,190702,512134,128,512135,285,238],"class_list":["post-944908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-astronomy","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-competitions","tag-have-a-go-news","tag-northbridge","tag-perth-events","tag-science","tag-smithsonian-starstruck","tag-space","tag-virtual-reality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}