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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.

29 Feb 2012

Through the GMT we’re standing on the shoulders of giants »

Thanks to Australian Government funding the country is now a partner in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), currently being built high in the mountains of...

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29 Feb 2012

With the bigger & better AITC, we're keeping Australia space ready »

The Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) is a jewel in the crown of Australia’s space science and technological capacity. Sitting on the top...

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13 Feb 2012

WiFeS and the fine art of spectroscopy »

WiFeS is proving critical to our studies of the motion and composition of structures in galaxies, and this is helping astronomers understand how galaxies form...

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3 Feb 2012

Wolfgang Kerzendorf »

A team of Australian astronomers is looking for the trigger of a cosmic explosion discovered by Dutch astronomer Tycho Brahe in 1572. It is still unclear why...

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