News & Events News Keyword Article type - Any -Academic profileAnalysis and opinionCareer storyDonor profileImpact storyMedia releaseNewsResearch storyStaff profileStudent blogStudent profileTutorialVideo TutorialsWebinarDirector of Mount Stromlo Monday, 09 Oct 2017 Director of Mount Stromlo Bart J. Bok (1957-1966) Bok was an enthusiastic and popular Director. He boosted the Observatory’s public outreach by starting star-gazing nights and encouraging visitors. Read the article Monday, 09 Oct 2017 Director of Mount Stromlo Walter Geoffrey Duffield (1924-1929) Duffield was the natural choice for the first Director of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory – he had spent almost twenty years lobbying for its existence. Read the article Monday, 09 Oct 2017 Director of Mount Stromlo Penny D. Sackett (2002-2006) American astrophysicist Penny Sackett became Stromlo’s first female Director in 2002. Read the article Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017 News ANU Hidden Gems – a relic from war times Mount Stromlo was one of three government-run facilities that the gunsights. Read the article Friday, 29 Sep 2017 News ANU to lead new project to enhance technology for drones and small satellites To enhance Australia's defence capability by building industrial capability in sensor and on-board data processing for drones and small satellites. Read the article Tuesday, 26 Sep 2017 News Indigenous Astronomy Workshop Indigenous- focused daylong Astronomy for regional school students in years 7 to 12. Read the article Monday, 25 Sep 2017 News GMT’S first giant mirror segment starts journey south The seven mirror segments will form the heart of the Giant Magellan Telescope, designed to have a resolving power 10 times greater than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. Read the article Monday, 25 Sep 2017 News New ANU agreement to strengthen Australian space industry New agreement with UNSW Canberra on building and testing satellites and space instruments. Read the article Thursday, 21 Sep 2017 Research story ANU scientists produce best estimate of Earth’s composition Scientists at ANU have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago. Read the article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Next page Next › Last page Last »