12 Feb 2018

The Australian National University (ANU) has appointed astronomer Dr Chris Lidman as the first Director of the ANU Siding Spring Observatory.

12 Feb 2018

Meet Karlie Noon, who is studying her Masters of Astronomy and Astrophysics at ANU.

2 Feb 2018

A new international study involving ANU has found a plane of dwarf galaxies orbiting around Centaurus A in a discovery that challenges a popular theory about...

1 Feb 2018

ANU will play a major role in the Taipan galaxy survey, which will for the first time measure the current expansion rate of the Universe with one per cent...

28 Nov 2017

Astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU) have created the most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud,...

21 Nov 2017

The Summer scholars will spend the next 8 weeks researching Astronomy and Instrumentation here.

30 Oct 2017

The Duffield family grave sits along a slightly hidden and modest path, down the hill from the Visitors Centre in a semi-private spot.

17 Oct 2017

Scientists from ANU and around the world have detected for the first time ripples in space and time, known as gravitational waves, from the collision of two...

4 Oct 2017

Mount Stromlo was one of three government-run facilities that the gunsights.

29 Sep 2017

To enhance Australia's defence capability by building industrial capability in sensor and on-board data processing for drones and small satellites.

26 Sep 2017

Indigenous- focused daylong Astronomy for regional school students in years 7 to 12.

25 Sep 2017

The seven mirror segments will form the heart of the Giant Magellan Telescope, designed to have a resolving power 10 times greater than that of the Hubble...