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Find out about the latest astronomy & astrophysics news, announcements and stories at ANU.
21 Jul 2015
I see myself in a research position continuing to work on problems in Astronomy that I find exciting and challenging. I also see myself teaching and promoting...
22 May 2015
Over the next few years the AITC will perform the launch certification for a number of Australian satellites.
13 Jan 2014
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...
18 Apr 2012
The Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre at Mount Stromlo Observatory is rapidly becoming one of the most advanced astronomical instrument and...
18 Apr 2012
EOS created a major stir in the aerospace world during 2000 by demonstrating that they could track space junk using a laser - a feat thought to be very...
18 Apr 2012
To keep size and weight down and communications capacity high, the consortium plans to us use Ka-band (26.5-40 GHz ) radio communication and highly directional...
17 Apr 2012
The decision to fund Australian partnership in the Giant Magellan Telescope will guarantee our astronomers a 10% share in what will be by far the largest and...
17 Apr 2012
SkyMapper will be the first survey telescope to create a detailed digital map of the southern skies
29 Mar 2012
Astronomers have begun to blast 3 million cubic feet of rock from a mountaintop in the Chilean Andes to make room for what will be the world’s largest optical...
1 Mar 2012
The next generation Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will be recording spectacular images of the cosmos but straight imaging of the universe will only be a small...
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...