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Our staff and students have made major contributions to astronomy, mapping the structure and formation of the Milky Way, discovering planets orbiting other stars, measuring dark matter both within our Galaxy and in the wider Universe, and discovering the accelerating expansion of the Universe.
6 Mar 2015
Astronomers have glimpsed a far off and ancient star exploding, not once, but four times.
2 Mar 2015
An international team of astronomers has found a huge and ancient black hole which was powering the brightest object early in the universe.
2 Jul 2013
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics have performed a detailed study of a critical new...
21 May 2013
Aiming to find out if the turbulence in the large-scale disk was the same as that found in small-scale simulations, they performed demanding computations on ...
1 May 2013
By identifying a second galactic wind in one compact group, the results of Frédéric's research may help astronomers better understand the formation of...
21 Jun 2012
Professor O’Neill’s alternative theory is that this isotope difference is explained by collisional erosion
21 Jun 2012
“The question of extraterrestrial life is one that fascinates both scientists and the public, but often what we’re asking is not so much ‘Is there any life out...
19 Apr 2012
The group have been studying these supernovae for several years and having analysed their data, have come to the surprising conclusion that far from slowing...
19 Apr 2012
The group have been studying these supernovae for several years and having analysed their data, have come to the surprising conclusion that far from slowing...
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...
