Tuesday, 06 Oct 2026
When Artemis II left Earth in April 2026 in search of the dark side of the Moon, Professor Francis Bennet and his team waited anxiously at Mount Stromlo Observatory, ready to test their new optical communication system.
Monday, 31 Aug 2026
It turns out these little red dots might actually be evidence of supermassive black holes.
Friday, 21 Aug 2026
The Milky Way contains a fossil record of galaxies it has absorbed.
The moment we connected to Aretmis II to see the moon like never before
When Artemis II left Earth in April 2026 in search of the dark side of the Moon, Professor Francis Bennet and his team waited anxiously at Mount…
How black hole mergers are helping scientists calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments
An international team of scientists from the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations, including researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for…
Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future
A collaborative survey involving the Australian National University (ANU), the University of Queensland, and others, has provided a more detailed…
13 Oct 2026 | 11am
RSAA Colloquium: Luca Cortese (UWA)
Beyond gas removal: early insights into star formation quenching from MAUVE.
20 Oct 2026 | 11am
RSAA Colloquium: Duane Hamacher (U.Melbourne)
Innovation at the cultural interface of Indigenous Knowledge and Astrophysics.
22 Feb 2027 | 9am - 26 Feb 2027 | 5pm
Supernovae Near and Far, celebrating the achievements of Brian Schmidt and the 40th anniversary of SN1987A
The 23rd of February 2027 marks the 40th anniversary of the arrival of Supernovae 1987A. That same week coincides with the 60th birthday of Brian Schmidt who shared the Nobel Prize for observations which led to the discovery of the accelerating universe.To access the conference's official site please click on the conference website button.