News & Events News Keyword Article type - Any -Academic profileAnalysis and opinionCareer storyDonor profileImpact storyMedia releaseNewsResearch storyStaff profileStudent blogStudent profileTutorialVideo TutorialsWebinarDirector of Mount Stromlo Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 Research story Through the GMT we’re standing on the shoulders of giants 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 Chile. Read the article Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 Student profile Sharon Rapoport We are running simulations to try to better understand the connection between Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae. I am also interested in gravitational lensing, black holes and gravitational waves. Read the article Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 Research story With the bigger & better AITC, we're keeping Australia space ready 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 of the Mount Stromlo Observatory just outside of Canberra, the AITC gives Australia the ability to build and test space-ready equipment and satellites. Read the article Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 Student profile Frédéric Vogt 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 stay for a while as a postdoc. Read the article Monday, 27 Feb 2012 Student profile Christine Nicholls 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. Read the article Monday, 20 Feb 2012 News Nobel winner Professor Brian Schmidt's press conference at Parliament House The ANU Channel on YouTube features ANU Professor Brian Schmidt giving a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, to discuss receiving the Nobel Prize for Physics. Read the article Monday, 13 Feb 2012 Research story WiFeS and the fine art of spectroscopy WiFeS is proving critical to our studies of the motion and composition of structures in galaxies, and this is helping astronomers understand how galaxies form and grow. Read the article Friday, 03 Feb 2012 Student profile Joshua Rich Achieving the best possible resolution and contrast in astronomical imaging allows the probing of fine-scale structure in unprecedented detail, providing an insight into some of the smallest events occurring in the universe from which the most violent, energetic and easily observable events are intimately related. Read the article Friday, 03 Feb 2012 Research story Wolfgang Kerzendorf A team of Australian astronomers is looking for the trigger of a cosmic explosion discovered by Dutch astronomer Tycho Brahe in 1572. It is still unclear why events like this, which are refered to as supernovae, occur. Read the article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Current page 23 Page 24 Next page Next › Last page Last »
