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Find out about the latest astronomy & astrophysics news, announcements and stories at ANU.
1 Mar 2012
EOS is scouring the heavens for space junk in order to make the expensive business of satellite operations a safer bet. Collaborations with ANU scientists look...
29 Feb 2012
Thanks to Australian Government funding the country is now a partner in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), currently being built high in the mountains of...
29 Feb 2012
The Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) is a jewel in the crown of Australia’s space science and technological capacity. Sitting on the top...
29 Feb 2012
I am aiming for an academic career in Astrophysics. At the moment, my thoughts are directed towards Chile and their large telescopes, where I'd be keen to...
29 Feb 2012
I have had the opportunity to observe with the largest optical telescope (AAT) and at other facilities in Australia. I've learnt about working with...
29 Feb 2012
We are running simulations to try to better understand the connection between Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae. I am also interested in gravitational lensing,...
27 Feb 2012
Astronomical sleuthing is all in a day's work for Christine Nicholls, who is attempting to solve the mystery of Long Secondary Periods in red giant stars.
27 Feb 2012
As part of the University's Mt Stromlo's centenary celebrations in 2011, this lecture provides an opportunity to hear from experts in space travel...
27 Feb 2012
In this public presentation, Dr Hammel will explain what happened on Jupiter during these cosmic collisions.
24 Feb 2012
Professor Yau Shing-Tung gives this lecture entitled 'The shape of inner space: String theory & the geometry of the universes' hidden dimensions...
24 Feb 2012
Dr Paul Francis sheds some light on some of life's big questions in this new web series - The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe. In this second...
24 Feb 2012
Dr Paul Francis discusses some of the 'greatest unsolved mysteries of the universe' at The Australian National University on 31 March 2010.