Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 4, 2017An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us. The map covers the entire sky and shows curious clouds of neutral hydrogen gas that are moving at a different speed to the normal rotation of the Milky Way.
Perth company trials satellite deployer in Zero-G
November 21, 2017Picosat Systems and ICRAR have trialled a satellite deployment on a “Zero-G” flight above France.
ICRAR-Curtin researcher named WA Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year 2017
November 8, 2017ICRAR-Curtin researcher Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker has been named Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year at the 2017 WA Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
BRITE space mission reveals the origins of fundamental structures in the wind of the supergiant star zeta Puppis
October 25, 2017ICRAR astronomer Paul Luckas has collaborated with a Canadian-led team of astronomers who have discovered observational evidence for how features at the surface of the massive southern supergiant star zeta Puppis induce the formation of fundamental structures in its wind.
Synchronisation System Designs Chosen for SKA telescopes
October 10, 2017An optical fibre-based synchronisation system designed by an Australian team from ICRAR has been selected for SKA-mid in South Africa, with a system designed by Tsinghua University chosen for SKA-low.
Scientists discover more about the ingredients for star formation
October 10, 2017Astronomers have shed fresh light on the importance of hydrogen atoms in the birth of new stars. Only hydrogen molecules are thought to directly fuel star formation but research published today shows there are more hydrogen atoms than molecules even in young galaxies that are making a lot of stars.
