About me

With a background in science and communication I’ve naturally ‘fallen’ into science writing. Currently I am News Editor for ABC Science Online. I have written science features for Australian Associated Press (AAP), CSIRO Education and as a free-lancer.

Most of the articles I write are either astronomy or earth sciences, but I have written a number of medical and health articles. I have a regular column with Scientriffic magazine (Spaced Out) and The Helix magazine (Tech know). A lot of the content on this website is from those two columns.

Apart from work I enjoy travelling, astronomy (if I can ever work out how to drive my ETX-125 telescope) and geocaching.

I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled to many countries around the world, including; Cuba, Mexico, Croatia, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan, Fiji and Samoa. Every trip has opened my eyes to what exists outside our normal everyday world.

I live in Sydney and have a beautiful wife and gorgeous son who both remind me that the best times in life are spent with those you love.

10 Responses to About me

  1. Jodi Vigar | 27 February 2010 at 3:49 am | Reply

    You do have an amazing partner and a gorgeous son and you are right that the best times in life are spent with those you love! Enjoy every moment and nice to read some of your articles and keep up to date on things happening in the world! Thanks for the great writing! Jode

  2. Damian Harris | 14 October 2010 at 8:20 am | Reply

    yeah Darren,

    So the ABC is where you ended up! Drop me an email sometime.

    Damian

  3. emma watson | 14 January 2011 at 12:45 am | Reply

    I love your writing skills about About me | Darren Osborne

  4. Colin from Geelong | 22 November 2011 at 9:40 am | Reply

    Hi Darren, long time follower first time poster here. I am interested to hear of Collingwood’s intention to shelve their Arizona high altitude training next year in preference to the breaking edge heat training available on Venus from 2012 onwards. I for one think it to be a gimmick and just a chance for boys to get away and be boys. Your considered thoughts please.

    • spindocbob | 22 November 2011 at 11:51 am | Reply

      I would suggest the Arizona experiment would be more about getting out of the bubble that’s called Melbourne. I can see more and more AFL footballers travelling north to get away from the media and public that exist in the southern states. Similarly it’s a reason why some NRL players enjoy playing for Melbourne Storm.

      Collingwood in 2012? An interesting question and one I won’t be able to give a fully considered answer until about Round 20. New coach, some turnover and a monkey in the shape of a cat makes it difficult to read the cards. I will say, anything less than top four will be considered a failure.

      • Colin from Geelong | 23 November 2011 at 1:27 pm | Reply

        Mmm ok, can you answer this question from my 3rd yr Physics exam? What forms the corrugations common to many dirt roads?

        p.s You sat the same exam paper. And I want an answer to the question because for the past close to twenty years every time I encounter these devils I think I should have followed up with the lecturer as to what angular momentum etc… had to do with these.

        p.s.s I will ignore the fact you missed the suggestion that Collingwood would be training on Venus.

  5. Robert Johansson | 16 July 2012 at 10:32 pm | Reply

    Hi Darren!

    I´m trying to update my geomate Jr but I can´t get hold of the gui.
    Could you send it to me?
    Thanks in advance!
    Robert Johansson
    Helsingborg
    Sweden
    robert@teknikfoto.se

  6. Malcolm Walter | 5 December 2012 at 7:42 am | Reply

    Darren: Greetings! Re organics on Mars. NASA has retracted. See the JPL website.

    Malcolm Walter

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