Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their smaller neighbours
February 23, 2021Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies. In research published today, astronomers have…
First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought
February 19, 2021New observations of the first black hole ever detected have led astronomers to question what they know about the Universe’s most mysterious objects.
FRB paper a prize winner
February 11, 2021A paper published in Science, & involving several ICRAR researchers, has won the prestigious AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize. Every year hundreds of ground-breaking research papers…
SKAO is born – Launch of international Observatory signals new era for radio astronomy
February 4, 2021The SKA Observatory, a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy, was launched today following the first meeting of the Observatory’s Council.
Record-breaking laser link could help us test whether Einstein was right
January 22, 2021An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built in Western Australia. The advanced communications ground station will be able to receive data from spacecraft anywhere between low-Earth orbit and the surface of the Moon. It has the potential to support ground-breaking space projects, including NASA’s Artemis mission to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024.
Farewell Arecibo Observatory
December 15, 2020The Arecibo Observatory was a unique facility, the world’s largest single-dish telescope for over 50 years, which dramatically collapsed in December 2020 after sustaining structural…
