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Tuesday, 20 Feb 2024

Monster black hole devouring one sun every day

The fastest-growing black hole ever recorded – devouring the equivalent of one sun every day – has been discovered by RSAA researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

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Friday, 17 Nov 2023

Release of gender parity Nature Astronomy Paper.

A paper released in Nature Astronomy today reports how the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) achieved equal membership of men and women using science.

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Friday, 03 Nov 2023

MAVIS Busy Week

The MAVIS team had its first busy week with members of the MAVIS consortium from Australian and European teams since the start of COVID.

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Monday, 16 Oct 2023

A night in the life of an Astronomer

ANU College of Science recently did a feature on RSAA Researcher, Dr Stefania Barsanti, observing on Australia's largest optical telescope, the AAT, using the HECTOR instrument.

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Friday, 22 Sep 2023

Launch of the Space Careers Wayfinder education program

What does a job in the space industry look like? The Space Careers Wayfinder program is a collaboration between the CSIRO and the Australian National University (ANU) that aims to inspire and ignite a passion in the next generation to foster the growth of the future space industry workforce.

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Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023

Research Byte - Astrophysical flows

Astrophysical flows, which encompasses a wide range of dynamic phenomena like supernovae, accretion discs, and galactic outflows, are driven by complex interactions of various physical processes.

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Friday, 11 Aug 2023

The spIRIT Satellite arrives at Mt Stromlo National Space Testing Facility

SpIRIT, the first satellite funded by the Australian Space Agency and developed in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency arrives for environmental testing at Mt Stromlo ANU Campus today.

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