Monday, 13 Jan 2014
  • News

Finding a planet the size of Jupiter in the Milky Way is the astronomical equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. But after a tumultuous year that began with bushfires at the Siding Spring Observatory, collaborators on the HAT-South network have done it – four times!

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Monday, 02 Dec 2013
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A book launch event was held for Mt Stromlo Observatory: From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize in the Commonwealth Solar Observatory on Dec 2.

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Tuesday, 12 Nov 2013
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The RSAA is pleased to announce that it was the recipient of four ARC grants and a further two ANU projects were funded in space engineering.

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Monday, 11 Nov 2013
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A flag commemorating the Centenary of Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Centenary of Canberra is now on board the International Space Station.

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Friday, 25 Oct 2013
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The Australian National University was founded in 1946 to be different. It was designed to engage in research at the highest international levels for the benefit of Australia.

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Wednesday, 18 Sep 2013
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After nearly a year of construction at Dynavac in the USA, the Space Simulation Facility (S2F) has arrived in Australia.

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Friday, 30 Aug 2013
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A multimillion dollar Space and Spatial Innovation Partnership, to be headquartered at Mount Stromlo, will create industry growth and jobs.

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Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013
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Astronomers at The Australian National University have found that planetary systems orbiting other stars are more organised than our Solar System.

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Tuesday, 02 Jul 2013
  • Research story

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics have performed a detailed study of a critical new supernova used for measuring distances in the Universe.

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