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Dark matter researcher gets top honour in science awards

Professor Ken Freeman from the Australian National University has been awarded the Matthew Flinders Medal.

Renowned cosmologist makes ANU a long-term fixture

Professor Lawrence Krauss, who has been a regular visitor to ANU over the past several years, has officially joined the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics on a regular...

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The growth, destruction and rebirth of Stromlo

A Federal Government grant of almost $500,000 has been awarded to ANU for restoration work to commence on the 1920s Director’s Residence at Mount Stromlo.

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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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