Dark matter researchers spot potential high frequency gravitational wave events
A state-of-the-art detector has spotted two rare events which Australian researchers say could come from high frequency gravitational waves originating…
Why cast regolith could be our key to lunar base construction
With humanity aiming to establish a lunar base in the next two decades, researchers have examined exactly how we could…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
Macquarie University
Swinburne University
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Western Australia
Data from SAMI Survey helps pinpoint how galaxies spin, grow, cluster and die
Understanding the swirling dance of distant galaxies has just become easier with a landmark data release by the Australian-led SAMI…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
CSIRO
University of Sydney
University of Technology Sydney
University of Western Australia
Western Sydney University
Aussie radio telescope ASKAP maps three million galaxies in 300 hours
A state-of-the-art radio telescope located in Western Australia has broken records, creating a map of vast swathes of the southern…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
Monash University
Physics
University of New South Wales
Ancient star movements prompt rethink of Milky Way’s origins
An investigation into some of the Milky Way’s oldest objects may force scientists to rewrite our current theories about the…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
Curtin University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Physics
University of Southern Queensland
University of Sydney
The Global Fireball Observatory: Catching meteorites with an Earth-sized net
Imagine seeing a shooting star streak across the night sky as it burns bright in the atmosphere. How would you…
Mapping the Milky Way: Gas clouds, gamma rays and more
A sky-spanning survey of molecular gas clouds headed by Australian scientists could reveal secrets about the large-scale structure of the…
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Australian National University
California Institute of Technology
University of New South Wales
Pulling back the curtain: How one global astrophysics team is seeking out space’s more elusive objects
The universe can be stubborn, only unveiling its secrets to those with the tools to see beyond the optical light…