Research Research stories Dive into the latest astronomical breakthroughs with the ANU Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics. Discover our pioneering research from charting the Milky Way to unearthing new planets, providing new insights into the universe's mysteries. Explore stories that highlight our contributions to understanding space and its vast complexities. Title Wednesday, 24 May 2017 Research story Scientists solve mystery of how most antimatter in the Milky Way forms A team of international astrophysicists led by ANU has shown how most of the antimatter in the Milky Way forms. Read the article Wednesday, 01 Mar 2017 Research story Far-away planet systems are shaped like the Solar System Far-away planet systems are shaped like the Solar System, with multiple planets aligning with the host star on a flat plain. Read the article Thursday, 17 Nov 2016 Research story International team discovers major supercluster of galaxies hidden by Milky Way An international team of astronomers has discovered a previously unknown major concentration of galaxies in the constellation Vela, which they have dubbed the Vela supercluster. Read the article Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015 Research story Astronomers explain why a star is so hot right now Astronomers have solved a mystery over small, unusually hot blue stars, 10 times hotter than our Sun, that are found in the middle of dense star clusters. Read the article Sunday, 24 May 2015 NewsResearch story The atmosphere of stars Professor Martin Asplund's work in solar and stellar physics has changed the way in which we approach atomic and nuclear physics and a wide range of astrophysics, from planetary science and stellar physics through to Galactic archaeology and cosmology. Read the article Thursday, 21 May 2015 Research story Supernova ignition surprises scientists The universe's benchmark explosions are much more varied than expected. Read the article Tuesday, 05 May 2015 Research story New exoplanet too big for its star Researchers at ANU have helped discover a strange exoplanet orbiting a small cool star 500 light years that away is challenging ideas about how planets form. Read the article Tuesday, 07 Apr 2015 Research story Amateur stargazers find supernovas in distant galaxies More than 40,000 amateur astronomers have classified two million unidentified heavenly bodies found by the SkyMapper telescope at The Australian National University (ANU). Read the article Friday, 06 Mar 2015 Research story Astronomers see star explode four times Astronomers have glimpsed a far off and ancient star exploding, not once, but four times. Read the article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
