page_title: Kirsten Banks
hierarchical_section_title: Kirsten Banks
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Kirsten Banks gazing at the stars next to a telescope
context_page_description: Kirsten Alexandra Banks is an Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of Wiradjuri ancestry, known for her work in promoting mainstream and Aboriginal astronomy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of New South Wales in 2018, and worked at the Sydney Observatory.
context_section_description: Kirsten Alexandra Banks (born 22 May 1997) is an Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of Wiradjuri ancestry, known for her work in promoting mainstream and Aboriginal astronomy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of New South Wales in 2018, and worked at the Sydney Observatory.
caption: Kirsten Banks UNSW Sydney
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