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Find out about the latest astronomy & astrophysics news, announcements and stories at ANU.
2 Jun 2021
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world’s most powerful telescopes that will push the cosmic frontier of what is visible.
11 Dec 2020
Stargazers are in for a summer treat with three out-of-this-world events over the next week, ranging from shooting stars to a great planetary "romance...
16 Nov 2020
Australia's largest ever selfie has captured some incredible images from the ACT and the Northern Territory.
11 Nov 2020
An international team of astronomers has challenged a popular theory that mysterious dark matter dominates gravity in the inner parts of spiral galaxies such...
16 Oct 2020
Lately the supergiant star has been behaving strangely.
13 Oct 2020
Astronomers have spotted a rare phenomenon - a star being ripped apart by a supermassive black hole in a process called "spaghettification".
25 Sep 2020
00:00 Dr Brad Tucker: Explosions and Collisions in Space 20:00 Dr Brad Tucker: virtual stargazing 33:13 Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths: Getting to know...
25 Sep 2020
The Universe is full of the biggest and most powerful objects…and sometimes they explode and collide. Brad will talk about how active our Universe is from...
25 Sep 2020
The Magellanic Clouds are nearby galaxies visible with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere. I’ll describe how radio telescopes like the Australian...
21 Aug 2020
00:00:00 Professor Penny King: Lift Off to Mars – Exciting News About the Red Planet 00:37:24 Dr Brad Tucker: virtual stargazing 00:52:10 Professor Kate...
21 Aug 2020
Why do scientists send space craft to Mars? What have we found and what do we hope to find? When will humans get to go? Join Prof. Penny King for a virtual...
21 Aug 2020
What makes a highly effective space crew? How do we assess team functioning? What happens if things go wrong? Rather than only focusing on the selection and...