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.
Friday, 12 Jun 2026
RSAA Postdoctoral Fellow, Karlie Noon, has been named a 2026 recipient of the Wayfinder Award presented by Kia, an honor extended annually to 15 visionaries whose outstanding achievements in science, conservation, education, technology and storytelling further the Society’s mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
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…
iLAuNCH Trailblazer program and Rosella
The Rosella program, developed in partnership with home-grown and international industry groups, will deliver a quasi-commercial detector control…
8 Sep 2026 | 11am
RSAA Colloquium: Dr Evgeni Grishin from Monash University
I will review the governing processes that shape the dynamics of stars and black holes in dense galactic nuclei, including the effects of gas surrounding active supermassive black holes.
18 Sep 2026 | 7 - 9pm
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2026
Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2026. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.
22 Sep 2026 | 11am