Find out about the latest astronomy & astrophysics news, announcements and stories at ANU.
22 Jan 2012
The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) Winter School was held from the 27 July to the 3 August 2011.
11 Jan 2012
Mt Stromlo is a very exciting place to be a PhD student. The academic staff are leading the world in many areas of research, while telescopes, instruments and...
11 Jan 2012
Finding terrestrial planets (not just planets) is the next big initiative in astronomy and the next big step towards understanding the Earth.
23 Nov 2011
ANU ScienceWise - Winter 2010 The five planets known to ancient people were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Although outwardly star-like in...
23 Nov 2011
Whilst observing with the ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring, Dr Jerjen recently made a very surprising discovery.
22 Nov 2011
We come to a point in science in which we can calculate as much as we can almost to the beginning of the universe but then it gets very abstract
17 Nov 2011
The second program in the ABC/ANU co-production Future Forum, focusing on the big issues ahead for the world and the nation, will screen this Wednesday at 8pm...
4 Nov 2011
Professor Brian Schmidt from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics. Announced in Stockholm on Tuesday, the...
7 Jun 2011
All planets move around their stars in the same direction as the star spins—at least that’s what we thought. But now ANU astronomer Dr Daniel Bayliss and his...
