3.9-metre Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Dr Stefania Barsanti (ANU)  Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia 14.September.2023 (Nic Vevers/ANU)

Research stories

Friday, 06 Mar 2015
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Astronomers have glimpsed a far off and ancient star exploding, not once, but four times.

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'Cosmic magnifying glass' used to find ancient supernova
Thursday, 05 Mar 2015
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Astronomers have glimpsed a far off and ancient star exploding, not once, but four times.

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Monday, 02 Mar 2015
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An international team of astronomers has found a huge and ancient black hole which was powering the brightest object early in the universe.

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Tuesday, 02 Jul 2013
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Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics have performed a detailed study of a critical new supernova used for measuring distances in the Universe.

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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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 National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) supercomputers at the ANU campus.

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Wednesday, 01 May 2013
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By identifying a second galactic wind in one compact group, the results of Frédéric's research may help astronomers better understand the formation of galactic outflows.

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Thursday, 21 Jun 2012
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Professor O’Neill’s alternative theory is that this isotope difference is explained by collisional erosion

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Thursday, 21 Jun 2012
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“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 there?’ As ‘Is there intelligent life out there?”

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Thursday, 19 Apr 2012
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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 down, the rate of expansion of the universe is actually speeding up.

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