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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.
17 Apr 2012
The decision to fund Australian partnership in the Giant Magellan Telescope will guarantee our astronomers a 10% share in what will be by far the largest and...
17 Apr 2012
Will just any old water support life? This is a question that forms a central theme in the research of Eriita Jones, who is completing her PhD at the ANU...
17 Apr 2012
In the case of protecting the Earth from a massive impact, a large part of that precaution is the Catalina Sky Survey.
17 Apr 2012
A PhD student at the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Catherine Farage, is studying massive ellipticals in galaxy clusters, to look for clues...
17 Apr 2012
SkyMapper will be the first survey telescope to create a detailed digital map of the southern skies
17 Apr 2012
This is a really exciting opportunity not only to study a red dwarf at close quarters, but to study one around which young planets will most likely be forming.
17 Apr 2012
The researchers discovered proof of a vast filament of material that connects our Milky Way galaxy to nearby clusters of galaxies, which are similarly...
17 Apr 2012
ANU researchers Dr Raquel Salmeron from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Dr Trevor Ireland from the Research School of Earth Sciences,...
1 Mar 2012
The next generation Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will be recording spectacular images of the cosmos but straight imaging of the universe will only be a small...
1 Mar 2012
EOS is scouring the heavens for space junk in order to make the expensive business of satellite operations a safer bet. Collaborations with ANU scientists look...
29 Feb 2012
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...
29 Feb 2012
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...
