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RSAA researchers riding big waves in accretion disks

Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics researcher Dr. Ross Parkin has been using supercomputer simulations to investigate the process of accretion from turbulent disks of...

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Cosmic boiling pots

Frédéric Vogt, a PhD student at The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, has been using the ANU 2.3m telescope to study outflows of...

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ANU hosts the launch of Australia’s first space policy

Senator Kate Lundy, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation, launched Australia’s Satellite Utilisation Policy in the Integration Hall of The Australian National University...

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Mount Stromlo Site Tours

Take a walking tour of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and learn about the history of one of Canberra’s oldest sites.

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Star Gazing Evenings

The Mt Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite the Canberra community to attend our public observing nights of 2013.

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Next-Generation Adaptive Optics brings details to light in stellar nursery

A new image reveals how Gemini Observatory's most advanced adaptive optics (AO) system will help astronomers study the universe with an unprecedented level of clarity and...

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Welcome to the website of the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The school operates a world-class observatory and has a long history of research and technical activity at the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics. The research interests of our astronomers cover the length and breadth of the field, from planetary science to cosmology, instrumentation to theory.